a Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a set of hardwood plates placed over tuned metal resonators, played with two soft-headed sticks in each hand
Word origin
C18: of West African origin
marimba in American English
(məˈrɪmbə)
noun
a musical instrument somewhat like a xylophone, consisting of a series of hard wooden bars, usually with resonators beneath, struck with small mallets
Word origin
Mbundu, a percussive instrument resembling the xylophone, akin to Tshiluba madimba