a stringed instrument of the guitar family, with an open-backed soundbox of vellum (or plastic) stretched over a round hoop, typically of wood. It is used especially in jazz and American folk music 班卓琴(似吉他,有羊皮纸或塑料包覆的共鸣箱,多用于演奏爵士乐和美国民乐) ■an object resembling this in shape 班卓琴形物品 [as modifier]a banjo clock. 班卓琴形闹钟。 ■(Austral./NZ)a shovel (澳/新西兰)铲子
派生 banjoist noun 语源
mid 18th cent.: originally a black American alteration of bandore (see bandora)