"horsehead fiddle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: horsehead fiddles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} horsehead fiddle (plural horsehead fiddles)
  1. Any of several Tuvan and Mongolian traditional stringed instruments, especially the igil or the morin khuur, characterized by the head of a horse being carved into its headstock. Categories (topical): String instruments Synonyms: horse-head fiddle, horse head fiddle Translations (musical instrument): 馬頭琴 (Chinese Mandarin), 马头琴 (mǎtóuqín) (Chinese Mandarin), paardenviool [feminine] (Dutch), hevosenpääviulu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-horsehead_fiddle-en-noun-eWhb9pgu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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