Banjorine

/ˈbændʒəˌriːn/ noun

A small banjo-like stringed instrument with a higher pitch than a standard banjo, sometimes used in folk and novelty music.

From 'banjo' with the diminutive suffix '-ine' (or '-ino'), following the Italian pattern of creating smaller versions of instruments with specific naming conventions.

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