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balafon

bal a fon |ˈbaləˌfōn ˈbæləfɑːn | ▶noun a large xylophone having hollow gourds as resonators, used in West African music. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: via French from Manding bala ‘xylophone ’ + fo ‘to play. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

balafon

balafon |ˈbaləfɒn | ▶noun a large xylophone with hollow gourds as resonators, used in West African music. ORIGIN via French from Manding bala ‘xylophone ’ + fo ‘to play ’.

 

Spanish Dictionary

balafón

balafón (también balafo )nombre masculino Instrumento musical de percusión, del África negra, antecesor del xilofón .