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Vinony

shamisen

noun

  1. Japanese 3-string guitar, without frets, with strings of waxed silk played by plectrum
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈʃæmɪsɛn/

noun

Etymology: From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).

  1. A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.