xylophone
noun /ˈzaɪləfəʊn/
/ˈzaɪləfəʊn/
- a musical instrument made of two rows of wooden bars of different lengths that you hit with two small sticks compare glockenspielTopics Musicc2
enlarge imageWord Originmid 19th cent.: from xylo- ‘of wood’ + -phone (see phone).
