pantaleon
noun
pan·tal·e·on
pan‧ˈtalēˌän
variants or less commonly pantalon
ˈpantəˌlän
plural -s
: a large dulcimer invented about 1700 having from 100 to 250 gut and metal strings struck with wooden mallets
Word History
Etymology
German pantalon, pantaleon, from Pantaleon Hebenstreit †1750 German musician, its inventor