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cobza

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A lute-like stringed instrument (chordophone), with four strings in double courses, played with a plectrum, and most associated with the traditional music of Romania.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Romanian cobză, from Ukrainian ко́бза (kóbza), from Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ. Doublet of komuz and kobza.

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Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: kobza — stringed instrument
  • French: cobza — stringed instrument