"balafa" meaning in Français

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Noun

IPA: \ba.la.fa\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-balafa.wav Forms: balafas [plural]
  1. Instrument africain à percussion, composé de 14 à 20 lames de bois dur, dont la résonance est assurée par des calebasses. Tags: dated
    Sense id: fr-balafa-fr-noun-O2YIh2pd Categories (other): Instruments de percussion en français, Termes vieillis en français Topics: music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bulafa, balafeu, balafo, balafon, balard, ballard, marimba Hypernyms: xylophone, claquebois

Inflected forms

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      "word": "bulafa"
    },
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      "word": "balafeu"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "balafon"
    },
    {
      "word": "balard"
    },
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