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Record 1 2015-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • String Instruments
DEF

A chordophone of modern Greece, closely related to the tanbur, with long, thin neck [fretted], piriform body, mixed frontal and lateral tuning pegs, rib fastener, and a low bridge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
CONT

Le bouzouki présente un long manche à frettes métalliques, avec les cordes disposées par paires [...] il a longtemps accompagné d'authentiques chansons populaires citadines, et fait aujourd'hui partie du folklore touristique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos de cuerda
OBS

La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la forma buzuki, instrumento griego de cuerda [es] mejor que bouzouki.

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