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Record 1 2024-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • String Instruments
DEF

A Russian musical instrument with a triangular body and three strings that produces sounds similar to those of a mandolin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
DEF

Instrument de musique russe à trois cordes pincées [...] dont la caisse est triangulaire.

Spanish

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

Instrumento musical ruso de cuerda de la familia del laúd. Tiene un cuerpo triangular, casi plano, con una pequeña boca de resonancia cerca del vértice superior de la tapa, un mástil largo y estrecho y tres cuerdas de metal o tripa que suelen pulsarse con los dedos (algunas veces se utiliza un plectro de piel para las cuerdas metálicas).

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