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I played didgeridoo from a young age - on the vacuum cleaner, initially.
Xavier Rudd

Meaning of "didgeridoo" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIDGERIDOO

Imitative of its sound.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIDGERIDOO

didgeridoo  [ˌdɪdʒərɪˈduː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIDGERIDOO

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Didgeridoo is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DIDGERIDOO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

didgeridoo

Didgeridoo

The didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of northern Australia around 1,500 years ago and still in widespread use today both in Australia and around the world. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe". Musicologists classify it as a brass aerophone. There are no reliable sources stating the didgeridoo's exact age. Archaeological studies of rock art in Northern Australia suggest that the people of the Kakadu region of the Northern Territory have been using the didgeridoo for less than 1,000 years, based on the dating of paintings on cave walls and shelters from this period. A clear rock painting in Ginga Wardelirrhmeng, on the northern edge of the Arnhem Land plateau, from the freshwater period shows a didgeridoo player and two songmen participating in an Ubarr Ceremony. A modern didgeridoo is usually cylindrical or conical, and can measure anywhere from 1 to 3 m long. Most are around 1.2 m long. Generally, the longer the instrument, the lower the pitch or key of the instrument. However, flared instruments play a higher pitch than unflared instruments of the same length.

Definition of didgeridoo in the English dictionary

The definition of didgeridoo in the dictionary is a deep-toned native Australian wind instrument made from a long hollowed-out piece of wood.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIDGERIDOO


ado
əˈduː
billet-doux
ˌbɪlɪˈduː
clabby-doo
ˌklæbɪˈduː
clappy-doo
ˌklæpɪˈduː
cock-a-doodle-doo
ˌkɒkəˌduːdəlˈduː
cushie-doo
ˌkʊʃɪˈduː
didjeridoo
ˌdɪdʒərɪˈduː
didjeridu
ˌdɪdʒərɪˈduː
fondu
fɒnˈduː
fordo
fɔːˈduː
how-do-you-do
ˌhaʊdəjəˈduː
Kathmandu
ˌkætmænˈduː
Katmandu
ˌkætmænˈduː
outdo
ˌaʊtˈduː
overdo
ˌəʊvəˈduː
redo
riːˈduː
Skidoo
skɪˈduː
tendu
tɑːnˈduː
to-do
təˈduː
undo
ʌnˈduː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIDGERIDOO

diddley
diddly
diddly-squat
diddy
didelphian
didelphic
didelphid
didelphine
didelphous
Diderot
didicoy
didjeridoo
didjeridu
didn´t
dido
didrachm
didrachma
didrachmae
didst
didy

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIDGERIDOO

doo
doo-doo
greater koodoo
Hindoo
hoodoo
koodoo
lesser koodoo
nandoo
nardoo
scooby doo
voodoo
wandoo
zoo doo

Synonyms and antonyms of didgeridoo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «didgeridoo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIDGERIDOO

Find out the translation of didgeridoo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of didgeridoo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «didgeridoo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

迪吉里杜管
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

didgeridoo
570 millions of speakers

English

didgeridoo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

didgeridoo
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

didgeridoo
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

диджериду
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

didgeridoo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

didgeridoo
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

didgeridoo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Didgeridoo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Didgeridoo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ディジェリドゥー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

디 제리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Didgeridoo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

didgeridoo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

didgeridoo
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दगेरियडु
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

didgeridoo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

didgeridoo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

didgeridoo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

діджеріду
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

didgeridoo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

didgeridoo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

didgeridoo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

didgeridoo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

didgeridoo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of didgeridoo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIDGERIDOO»

The term «didgeridoo» is regularly used and occupies the 64.183 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIDGERIDOO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about didgeridoo

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3 QUOTES WITH «DIDGERIDOO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word didgeridoo.
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Paula Cole
Didgeridoo was something I picked up while I was on tour in Australia with Peter Gabriel in '93. I found out later that it's only meant to be played by men.
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Xavier Rudd
I played didgeridoo from a young age - on the vacuum cleaner, initially.
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Xavier Rudd
Yidaki didgeridoo has been used in every part of Australian regional culture, all around the country. It's become a message stick for the survival of those people, for aboriginal people and aboriginal culture.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIDGERIDOO»

Discover the use of didgeridoo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to didgeridoo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Didgeridoo: Ritual Origins and Playing Techniques
Origins, and stories of the didgeridoo and its players - includes origin story (Bill Harney); therapeutic uses of, and healing with a didgeridoo; music therapy; artwork, dot painting and copyright; playing and blowing technique; making and ...
Dirk Schellberg, 1994
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Do You Do a Didgeridoo?
A mysterious customer walks into Mr. Music Man's Marvelous Music Shop and asks the owner for an instrument known as a didgeridoo, which the customer needs in order to play special sounds with all of his friends.
Nick Page, 2008
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The Didgeridoo
This work gives all the essential advice needed to test, appreciate and buy a didgeridoo. the many exercises and sound samples given on the CD let you appreciate the acoustic qualities and playing potential of the didgeridoo.
Mel Bay Publications, Incorporated, 2011
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Ernie Dances to the Didgeridoo: For the Children of Gunbalanya
... Houghton Mifflin Company, 215 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003 Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Lester, Alison Ernie dances to the didgeridoo / by Alison Lester. p. cm. Summary: When Ernie leaves the ...
‎2000
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And Kangaroo Played His Didgeridoo
You should have come to this Great Aussie Do, the guest list sure read like an Aussie Who's Who. But best part of all, and I tell you it's true, was that Kangaroo played his didgeridoo.
Nigel Gray, 2005
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World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia ...
Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham. M c/3 Cambodia seems to be rushing headlong to Westernisation, an. The Didgeridoo The didgeridoo (didjeridu is the scholarly spelling while yidaki, yiraki, magu, kanbi and ihambilbilg are among its  ...
Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, 2000
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Aboriginal Studies: Middle
A didgeridoo is a wooden musical instrument that is about 1.5 to 2 metres long. Some didgeridoos were as long as 6 metres and several men were needed to carry them. The straight pieces of wood are hollowed out by fire or termites. Bamboo ...
Jenni Harrold, Joanne Whitby, 1996
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Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Label-Free ...
Vignette 6.1 Mike and the Didgeridoo Mike is a percussionist in my junior high band. He is in eighth grade and is on the autism spectrum. I assess students using portfolios. As part of the portfolio they choose projects to complete. I have worked ...
Alice Hammel, Ryan Hourigan, 2011
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Didgeridoo: A Complete Guide to This Ancient Aboriginal ...
Vejledning i at spille didgeridoo.
John Bowden, 1994
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Minding Culture: Case Studies on Intellectual Property and ...
Didgeridoos One item found on the design register, was a hand-painted didgeridoo. The statement of monopoly rights in the didgeridoo relates to the pattern and ornamentation applied to the surface of the didgeridoo. The act of registration ...
Terri Janke, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIDGERIDOO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term didgeridoo is used in the context of the following news items.
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Vision Festival Celebrates Jazz, Both Past and Future - The New …
Then the squall settled into a drowsy murmur, with several members of the group on didgeridoo, and Oliver Lake and J.D. Parran fluttering in ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Outback Rock VBS - The Times
Left: Marshall Nechedom explained (and later demonstrated) how to play the didgeridoo to "Mr. Digby" (aka Paul Ihle). Thirty-two kids attended ... «Waitsburgtimes, Jul 15»
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@Kady's watchlist for July 8, 2015: Let's try not to jet-lag our finance …
... for the didgeridoo — in Vancouver, Oliver is set to deliver a keynote breakfast speech at the Canada-China Finance Summit in Toronto. «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
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Xavier set to give Moncrieff good vibes | Bundaberg NewsMail
He learned to play the didgeridoo, by practising on a vacuum cleaner pipe. TOP STORIES ONLINE. Man run over, killed during violent brawl in ... «Bundaberg News Mail, Jul 15»
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Rocking good time for all the family at oyster festival | The Cornishman
There will also be belly dancing, didgeridoo and hula hooping sessions, a clown show, storytelling, children's theatre, performing arts and ... «The Cornishman, Jul 15»
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Multicultural showcase
... attire of their country of origin, a range of traditional dishes on offer, a Maori haka performance as well as music provided on didgeridoo. «Whyalla News, Jul 15»
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Fancy a kangaroo kebab? There are so many ways to teach …
In the classroom, it is easy to get caught up in the assumption that all Aboriginal peoples used boomerangs or played didgeridoo, paint using ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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News in Brief
The Summer Reading Club at branches of the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library continue on July 8 with the program "Didgeridoo Down Under" ... «Monett Times, Jul 15»
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Listen to Rye Rye's brand new 'Keep Up', produced by Bullion
It's not too often one mentions all-world sounds and a didgeridoo in the same sentence as Baltimore. But, there's a first time for everything. «The 405, Jul 15»
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'Fabulous' garden party concert in Shoreham
The choir was mainly a capella and even recreated the sound of a didgeridoo for Waltzing Matilda. Abi Harley, community fundraiser at ... «Shoreham Herald, Jul 15»

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