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kacapi

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

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  • /kəˈt͡ʃɑ.pi/

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noun

Meaning 1

A box zither with an open bottom, played by plucking, originating in traditional Sundanese music, especially tembang sunda and pantun sunda.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Sundanese kacapi (“zither”).