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marimba

[muh-rim-buh] / məˈrɪm bə /


NOUN
xylophone
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He holds small mallets in his “hands” to play a kind of xylophone called a marimba.

From NewsForKids.net • Apr. 1, 2024

A marimba repairman came to rescue an aging instrument in Guatemala’s Los Angeles consulate.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2023

Jacob was nearly vibrating with excitement as the strings rippled and marimba clattered.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2023

It’s a countryish song with south-of-the border touches like marimba and flutes, a style jovially summed up as “Gulf and Western.”

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2023

With a final kick, a final marimba concert, a final autumnal lunge through leaf stacks, they went home.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury