# pipa

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #71,011

## Definitions
1. A pear-shaped plucked lute from China.

## Etymology
From Mandarin 琵琶 (pípá). Doublet of bipa and biwa, and possibly barbat and barbitos.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pipa