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hammered dulcimer

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of dulcimer whose metal strings are stretched over a trapezoidal sounding board that has two bridges, one bass and one treble, set on a stand and played with small mallet-like hammers.

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  • Finnish: dulcimer — a trapezoidal zither with metal strings
  • Hindi: संतूर (santūr) — a trapezoidal zither with metal strings
  • Irish: téadchlár casúr — a trapezoidal zither with metal strings
  • Marathi: संतूर (santūr) — a trapezoidal zither with metal strings
  • Spanish: dulcémele martillado — a trapezoidal zither with metal strings
  • Swedish: hackbräde — a trapezoidal zither with metal strings