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PRONUNCIATION OF DIDJERIDOO

didjeridoo  [ˌdɪdʒərɪˈduː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIDJERIDOO

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Didjeridoo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIDJERIDOO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

didjeridoo

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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIDJERIDOO


ado
əˈduː
billet-doux
ˌbɪlɪˈduː
clabby-doo
ˌklæbɪˈduː
clappy-doo
ˌklæpɪˈduː
cock-a-doodle-doo
ˌkɒkəˌduːdəlˈduː
cushie-doo
ˌkʊʃɪˈduː
didgeridoo
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 DIDJERIDOO

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIDJERIDOO

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

Synonyms and antonyms of didjeridoo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «didjeridoo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIDJERIDOO

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Translator English - Chinese

didjeridoo
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

didjeridoo
570 millions of speakers

English

didjeridoo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

didjeridoo
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

didjeridoo
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

диджериду
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

didjeridoo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

didjeridoo
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

didjeridoo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Didjeridoo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

didjeridoo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ディジュリドゥ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

didjeridoo
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Didjeridoo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

didjeridoo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

didjeridoo
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दजेरिडु
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

didjeridoo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

didjeridoo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

didjeridoo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

діджеріду
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

didjeridoo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

didjeridoo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

didjeridoo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

didjeridoo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

didjeridoo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of didjeridoo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIDJERIDOO»

The term «didjeridoo» is regularly used and occupies the 98.631 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIDJERIDOO» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIDJERIDOO»

Discover the use of didjeridoo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to didjeridoo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Storymen
One story tells how the didjeridoo came into being, but it also explains one aspect of the Earth's homeostasis. The Earth breathes through noseholes, Mowaljarlai toldJutta Malnic as they discussed material for their book: Jutta: You know these ...
Hannah Rachel Bell, 2009
2
Aborigines and the Sport of Kings: Aboriginal jockeys in ...
When Rose answered a call to ride a horse called Didjeridoo, he thought someone was pulling his leg. He was assured that it was a legitimate engagement and accepted the mount. 'If this wasn't an omen horse, then there never had been ...
John Maynard, 2013
3
A Tunnel Into Uluru
The television cube screened an aborigine sitting in the outback scrub playing a didjeridoo and the sound emanated clearly from the television. “This is so familiar to me”, Yvonne said confidently as she studied the indigenous artwork on the ...
Michael Nicholson, 2012
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A Gregarious Culture: Topical Writings of Miles Franklin
And: Didjeridoodidjeridoo! A blackfellow blows through a length of bamboo To the regular beat of an ironwood stick, Click-click, click-click-click Didjeridoodidjeridoo! A nursery-rhyme and a history too. Exactly! A delightful interpretation ...
Miles Franklin, Jill Roe, Margaret Bettison, 2001
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The Sweet Smell of Success
it is possible that this decrease is a result of the breathing exercise required by playing the instrument, which strengthens the throat muscles. i found it curious that traditionally, the didjeridoo's beeswax mouthpiece is cleaned with two essential ...
James Dr " Geiger, 2009
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The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its ...
Non- percussion instruments include a bamboo whistle and the so-called ' didjcridoo'. Bamboo whistles occur in Cape York, while the didjeridoo (a wooden or bamboo trumpet) is played mainly in Arnhem Land and in the Kimberley district.
James Jupp, 2001
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Visions of Jazz: The First Century
In this particular segment, ladies and gentlemen, we have adjusted our perspective to that of the kangaroo and the didjeridoo. This automatically throws us either down under and/ or out back. And from that point of view it's most improbable ...
Gary Giddins, 1998
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Bass Cathedral
Hotel Didjeridoo, Djbot was willing to admit, had been a mistake, its fall inevitable , dues eventually had to be paid. Still, the possibility of a redeemed edifice persisted, Djbot believed, home and resurrected hotel rolled into one. The mendicant ...
Nathaniel Mackey, 2007
9
Collecting Cultures: Myth, Politics, and Collaboration in ...
... Spear thrower Paddle Digging stick Dancing stick Belt Board Plume Cordage Model canoe Figurine Botanical specimen Clap stick Totem Garment Didjeridoo also because of a scarcity of local bark supplies. These artifacts were, of course,  ...
Sally K. May, 2010
10
Australia, Oceania and Antarctica
Ask students to choose an animal or creature to become the class totem. Draw pictures of the totem to display. Hold a corroboree. Make an Australian flute ( didjeridoo) from a cardboard cylinder or a hollow piece of wood or bamboo 4 to 5 feet ...
Heather Knowles, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIDJERIDOO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term didjeridoo is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Play your part on World Music Day
... make and decorate their own customised didjeridoo! An 'Open Door' music session, to which all musicians are welcome to contribute, will conclude the event, ... «West Cork Times, Jun 15»
2
Anzac Day 2015: centenary of Gallipoli landings - as it happened
Gallipoli dawn service begins. The ceremony at Anzac Cove has begun. Aboriginal didjeridoo and a Maori welcome song opened the service. «The Guardian, Apr 15»
3
Twenty reasons to visit Uluru
If you're after something more traditional, there are daily didjeridoo performances at both Sails in the Desert and Desert Gardens Hotel. A$210 ... «Stuff.co.nz, Apr 15»
4
'Uthama Villain' Music Review Roundup: Kamal Haasan and …
Kamal's haunting voice, killer sarvalagu of the percussion, didjeridoo and some unnameable drone pipe comprehending Kamal's Tuvan ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Mar 15»
5
Sound Healing Concert with Paradiso and Rasamayi
The didjeridoo, singing bowls and voicework create powerful, musical mystic soundscapes with the capacity to unlock new levels of meditation, ... «Austin Monthly, Feb 15»
6
Ukranian band DakhaBrakha
... bass drum) and Marko Halanevych (vocals, darbuka, tabla, didjeridoo, accordion, trombone). Iryna Gorban is the art manager for the band. «taosnews, Dec 14»
7
5 Classic Thrillers that Influenced 'Jessabelle'
Ample use of the didjeridoo in the music score goes a long way to enhance the exotic atmosphere. Fire Walk With Me (David Lynch, 1992). «Bloody Disgusting, Nov 14»
8
Studio Visit: Sam Gingher
I was thrilled when you played didjeridoo at the Almost A show the other night. What other instruments do you play? I play the melodica — it's ... «Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, Aug 14»
9
Kimberley girls perform traditional dances on the world stage
The PLC students were taught traditional Nyoongar dances by Karla Hart and danced to didjeridoo by Phillip Walley-Stack. For 14-year-old ... «ABC Local, Aug 14»
10
Bangalore Music Week ends with spectacular Electronica and …
... to sounding boards (literally) all around him – he uses discarded parts for rattles and PVC pipes for didjeridoo-like musical instruments. «World Music Central, Mar 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Didjeridoo [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/didjeridoo>. Apr 2024 ».
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