dulcimer
dul·ci·mer
noun
1.
a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings
Origin
From Old French doulcemelle, probably from Latin dulce melos (“sweet song”), from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “melody, song”).
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