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BOUZOUKI [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- String Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bouzouki
1, record 1, English, bouzouki
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A long-necked plucked lute of Greece. 2, record 1, English, - bouzouki
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At first sight it might seem odd to include the bouzouki on a list of traditional Irish instruments. Nevertheless, its light but piercing tone makes it eminently suitable both for melodies and providing a restrained chordal backing within an ensemble, and since its introduction to the island ... in the late 1960s ... and its subsequent popularization, it has taken firm root. 3, record 1, English, - bouzouki
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bouzouki: The plural forms are "bouzoukis" and "bouzoukia." 4, record 1, English, - bouzouki
Record 1, Key term(s)
- bousouki
- buzuki
- bouzoukis
- bouzoukia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à cordes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bouzouki
1, record 1, French, bouzouki
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le bouzouki présente un long manche à frettes métalliques, avec les cordes disposées par paires [...] 2, record 1, French, - bouzouki
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Aussi étonnant que cela puisse paraître, un instrument grec a fait son entrée en Irlande dans les années 1960 et s'est marié avec la musique de l'île. Le bouzouki fait partie de la famille des luths à long manche du Moyen-Orient. En Grèce, il est devenu l'instrument indispensable du rebetiko, il a brillé pour accompagner les chants de cette musique urbaine née dans la première moitié du XXe [vingtième] siècle. 3, record 1, French, - bouzouki
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumentos de cuerda
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- buzuki
1, record 1, Spanish, buzuki
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, Spanish, - buzuki
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