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Showing words for BANJO using the English dictionary

5 Letter Words for Banjo

banjo

4 Letter Words for Banjo

bona, jaob, joan, oban

3 Letter Words for Banjo

abn, abo, aob, ban, boa, bon, jab, jan, job, nab, noa, nob, oba, obj, ona

Definitions for Banjo

[1] a musical instrument of the guitar family, having a circular body covered in front with tightly stretched parchment and played with the fingers or a plectrum.
[2] a stringed musical instrument with a long neck (usually fretted) and a circular drumlike body overlaid with parchment, plucked with the fingers or a plectrum
[3] slang any banjo-shaped object, esp a frying pan
[4] Australian and NZ slang a long-handled shovel with a wide blade
[5] (modifier) banjo-shaped a banjo clock

Words nearby Banjo

banister back, banisters, banja luka, banjarmasin, banjermasin, banjo, banjo clock, banjolele, banjul, bank, bank acceptance

Origin of Banjo

1730–40; compare Jamaican English banja, bonjour, bangil, Brazilian Portuguese banza; probably of African orig.; compare Kimbundu mbanza a plucked string instrument

Other words from Banjo

ban·jo·ist , noun

Word origin for Banjo

C18: variant (US Southern pronunciation) of bandore