ma·lim·ba
| \ mə-ˈlim-bə
\
\
variants:
or less commonly marimba \
mə-ˈrim-bə
\
\
plural malimbas also marimbas
Definition of malimba
: a small thumb piano of Tanzania or Malawi
… box-resonated lamellophones such as … the malimba …— Gerhard Kubik, Theory of African Music, 1994
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“Malimba.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malimba. Accessed 22 May. 2022.
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