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mbi·ra  audio  (m-bîr, m-) KEY 

NOUN:
An African musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd or wooden resonator and a number of usually metal strips that vibrate when plucked.

ETYMOLOGY:
Of Bantu origin; akin to Shona m-bìrà


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