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gusle.

A single-stringed lute-like musical instrument with a bowl-shaped body, held vertically in the lap and played with a bow, originating among the Slavic peoples in the Balkans, especially in the Dinarides region.

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noun/ˈɡʊslə/
  1. A single-stringed lute-like musical instrument with a bowl-shaped body, held vertically in the lap and played with a bow, originating among the Slavic peoples in the Balkans, especially in the Dinarides region.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian gȕsle /гу̏сле. Doublet of gusli.

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