Kaffir pianon.

Brit.

/ˌkafə pɪˈanəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌkæfər ˌpiˈænoʊ/

Forms: see Kaffir n. and adj. and piano n.²; also with lower-case initial in the first element.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Kaffir n., piano n.²

Etymology: < Kaffir n. + piano n.²

Now offensive and rare.

1. Any of various types of xylophone indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa, esp. one in which the metal keys are attached to resonators made from horns or hollow gourds. Cf. marimba n. 1, mbila n.

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ambira1625

marimba1704

Kaffir piano1870

marimbaphone1902

xylorimba1938

1870 A. F. Lindley After Ophir ix. 149 An extraordinary arrangement of slips of thin wood over gourd shells... This peculiar instrument is known to Europeans as the ‘Kaffir piano’.

1891 R. Monteiro Delagoa Bay xi. 253 The song had a rapidly played accompaniment on the ‘Kaffir piano’.

1931 J. Mockford Khama xxiii. 157 To the throb and wail of these kafir pianos the big-bodied, lusty mine-boys dance freely in two long lines.

1948 H. V. Morton In Search of S. Afr. x. 311 A native band was thrumming on ‘Kaffir pianos’, instruments like large xylophones.

2002 Guardian 19 Jan. d27/3 The modern marimba has found a place in the orchestra as a sort of soft-toned xylophone..but it has multinational origins, probably originating as the southern African ‘Kaffir Piano’ (a name best forgotten).

2. Any of several kinds of small hand-held lamellophone indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa, consisting of strips of iron or bamboo which are plucked with the thumb and forefingers, and are typically attached to or held over a resonator, often a hollow gourd or wooden box; = mbira n. 2. Cf. kalimba n., marimba n. 2, sansa n.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > other musical instruments > [noun] > others

coriunc1275

symphonyc1290

symphan1303

minstrelsyc1390

bougounc1400

clokarde?c1475

dulsacordisa1525

symphioun1578

sumphion?1590

clasher1621

orphion1658

polyphone1684

roundball1688

phonomime1834

orchestrion1838

sabbeka1844

bullroarer1848

creaker1855

melodikon1857

symphonia1864

organophone1880

magnetophone1883

Kaffir piano1897

jazzophone1926

mouth bow1932

wobbleboard1960

singing bowl1980

1897 J. Bryce Impressions S. Afr. xiv. 251 The so-called ‘Kaffir piano’, made of pieces of iron of unequal length fastened side by side in a frame.

1911 Musical Standard 29 Nov. 348/1 ‘Kaffir piano’ is the white man's name for the zanze or sensza.

1952 Afr. Music Soc. Newslet. No. 5. 33 In Angola he used to hear the close rhythm produced by hand-clapping and the playing of the Kaffir piano. The boys carried them round their necks and played them with their thumbs.

2003 Continuum Encycl. Pop. Music of World II. 388/1 The terms ‘thumb piano’ and ‘finger piano’..are the most inappropriate from an African perspective (also incorrect are African piano..and Kaffir piano).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kaffir piano
释义	Kaffir pianon. Brit. /ˌkafə pɪˈanəʊ/, U.S. /ˌkæfər ˌpiˈænoʊ/ Forms: see Kaffir n. and adj. and piano n.²; also with lower-case initial in the first element. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Kaffir n., piano n.² Etymology: < Kaffir n. + piano n.² Now offensive and rare. 1. Any of various types of xylophone indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa, esp. one in which the metal keys are attached to resonators made from horns or hollow gourds. Cf. marimba n. 1, mbila n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > [noun] > xylophone > marimba ambira1625 marimba1704 Kaffir piano1870 marimbaphone1902 xylorimba1938 1870 A. F. Lindley After Ophir ix. 149 An extraordinary arrangement of slips of thin wood over gourd shells... This peculiar instrument is known to Europeans as the ‘Kaffir piano’. 1891 R. Monteiro Delagoa Bay xi. 253 The song had a rapidly played accompaniment on the ‘Kaffir piano’. 1931 J. Mockford Khama xxiii. 157 To the throb and wail of these kafir pianos the big-bodied, lusty mine-boys dance freely in two long lines. 1948 H. V. Morton In Search of S. Afr. x. 311 A native band was thrumming on ‘Kaffir pianos’, instruments like large xylophones. 2002 Guardian 19 Jan. d27/3 The modern marimba has found a place in the orchestra as a sort of soft-toned xylophone..but it has multinational origins, probably originating as the southern African ‘Kaffir Piano’ (a name best forgotten). 2. Any of several kinds of small hand-held lamellophone indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa, consisting of strips of iron or bamboo which are plucked with the thumb and forefingers, and are typically attached to or held over a resonator, often a hollow gourd or wooden box; = mbira n. 2. Cf. kalimba n., marimba n. 2, sansa n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > other musical instruments > [noun] > others coriunc1275 symphonyc1290 symphan1303 minstrelsyc1390 bougounc1400 clokarde?c1475 dulsacordisa1525 symphioun1578 sumphion?1590 clasher1621 orphion1658 polyphone1684 roundball1688 phonomime1834 orchestrion1838 sabbeka1844 bullroarer1848 creaker1855 melodikon1857 symphonia1864 organophone1880 magnetophone1883 Kaffir piano1897 jazzophone1926 mouth bow1932 wobbleboard1960 singing bowl1980 1897 J. Bryce Impressions S. Afr. xiv. 251 The so-called ‘Kaffir piano’, made of pieces of iron of unequal length fastened side by side in a frame. 1911 Musical Standard 29 Nov. 348/1 ‘Kaffir piano’ is the white man's name for the zanze or sensza. 1952 Afr. Music Soc. Newslet. No. 5. 33 In Angola he used to hear the close rhythm produced by hand-clapping and the playing of the Kaffir piano. The boys carried them round their necks and played them with their thumbs. 2003 Continuum Encycl. Pop. Music of World II. 388/1 The terms ‘thumb piano’ and ‘finger piano’..are the most inappropriate from an African perspective (also incorrect are African piano..and Kaffir piano). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1870
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