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balalaika
noun
bal·a·lai·ka
ˌba-lə-ˈlī-kə 
: a usually 3-stringed instrument of Russian origin with a triangular body played by plucking or strumming
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This alternated with a jangly violin solo strummed like a balalaika by concertmaster Jeff Thayer, interjected with woodwind and trombone laughing music.
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Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
Karokhina will play the balalaika and Smirnov will sing and play the guitar and garmoshka.
—Courant Community, 25 July 2017
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Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
Karokhina will play the balalaika and Smirnov will sing and play the guitar and garmoshka.
—Courant Community, 25 July 2017
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“Balalaika.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balalaika. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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