"keytar" meaning in All languages combined

See keytar on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: keytars [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) Etymology: Blend of keyboard + guitar. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|keyboard|guitar}} Blend of keyboard + guitar Head templates: {{en-noun}} keytar (plural keytars)
  1. (music) A relatively lightweight keyboard or synthesizer supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders, as a guitar is supported by a guitar strap. Derived forms: keytarist Translations (musical instrument): keytar [masculine] (Polish), клавитара (klavitara) [feminine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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