a stringed instrument of the guitar family, with an open-backed soundbox of vellum (or plastic) stretched over a round hoop, typically of wood. It is used especially in jazz and Amer ican folk music.
班卓琴(似吉他,有羊皮纸或塑料包覆的共鸣箱,多用于演奏爵士乐和美国民乐)。
an object resembling this in shape
班卓琴形物品
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[as modifier]
a banjo clock .班卓琴形闹钟。
〈澳/新西兰〉铲子。
"mid 18th cent.: originally a black Amer ican alteration of