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marimba

[muh-rim-buh] / məˈrɪm bə /


NOUN
xylophone
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Events will be held daily through Sept. 27 and vary widely, from a marimba workshop with the band Son Rompe Pera to documentary screenings at the Consulate General of Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times

He holds small mallets in his “hands” to play a kind of xylophone called a marimba.

From NewsForKids.net

A marimba repairman came to rescue an aging instrument in Guatemala’s Los Angeles consulate.

From Los Angeles Times

Jacob was nearly vibrating with excitement as the strings rippled and marimba clattered.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a countryish song with south-of-the border touches like marimba and flutes, a style jovially summed up as “Gulf and Western.”

From New York Times