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Record 1 2023-03-08

English

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  • String Instruments
DEF

A small guitar of Portuguese origin popularized in Hawaii in the 1880s and strung typically with four strings.

French

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  • Instruments de musique à cordes
DEF

Guitare à quatre cordes d'origine portugaise, adoptée à Hawaii vers 1880, dont la sonorité mate et grêle rappelle celle du banjo.

Spanish

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