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sitar

si·tar [ si tr ] (plural si·tars)


noun 
Definition:
 
South Asian stringed instrument: a South Asian stringed instrument with a rounded resonating body and a long fretted neck. There are several playing strings and a larger number that vibrate sympathetically.

[Mid-19th century. Via Hindi< Persian, "three-stringed"]

si·tar·ist noun
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