didgeridoo

English
WOTD – 23 February 2008
a Didgeridoo

Alternative forms

Etymology

Usually assumed to be onomatopoeic, but also possibly an Irish-Australian slang word, from Irish dúidire dubh or dúidire dúth (more at didgeridoo[1] on Wikipedia).

Pronunciation
  • enPR: dĭj'ər-ē-do͞oʹ, IPA(key): /ˌdɪdʒ.əɹ.iˈduː/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Hyphenation: did‧ger‧i‧doo

Noun

didgeridoo (plural didgeridoos)

  1. a musical instrument endemic to the Top End of Australia, consisting of a long hollowed-out log, which, when blown into, produces a low, deep mesmerising drone with sweeping rhythms
    Synonyms: didge, yidaki

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Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌdɪ.dʒə.ri.ˈdu/.
  • Audio(file)

Noun

didgeridoo m (plural didgeridoos, diminutive didgeridootje n)

  1. didgeridoo

Derived terms

Portuguese

Noun

didgeridoo m (plural didgeridoos)

  1. didgeridoo (Australian Aboriginal musical instrument)

Swedish

Noun

didgeridoo c

  1. didgeridoo

Declension
Declension of didgeridoo 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative didgeridoo didgeridoon didgeridooer didgeridooerna
Genitive didgeridoos didgeridoons didgeridooers didgeridooernas
  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didgeridoo
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