Meaning & use
cajon
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A box-shaped percussion instrument played by slapping its front or rear surfaces with the hands.
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The guitarist was accompanied by a drummer keeping rhythm on a cajon.
Street musicians often use a cajon in place of a full drum kit.
A note on using this word
The cajon originated in Peru, reportedly invented by enslaved Africans who used everyday wooden crates as makeshift drums.
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box drum
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