klezmer

English

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Etymology

From Yiddish כּלי־זמיר (klezmer), from Hebrew כְּלֵי זֶֽמֶר (k’lé zémer, “musical instruments”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈklɛzmə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈklɛzməɻ/

Noun

klezmer (countable and uncountable; plural klezmers or klezmorim)

1. (countable) A Jewish folk musician.
2. (uncountable) A type of popular Jewish folk music especially associated with Ashkenazi cultures.