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Definition of marimba in Spanish:
marimba
feminine noun
- 1
Instrumento de percusión semejante al xilófono, que consiste en una serie de tablas delgadas y de distintos tamaños, puestas sobre unos tubos metálicos, los cuales se golpean con unos palillos que tienen en la punta una bola dura.
la marimba es originaria de África y en la actualidad se emplea especialmente en México, Guatemala y otros países americanos, donde en ocasiones es tocada por varios intérpretes a la vez
- 2
Instrumento musical similar al tambor, usado en algunas partes de África.
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