n. A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, harp, or sackbut having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or twice that number and two bridges.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. See kanun.
Word Usage
"Her accompaniment with kanoon, oud and flute also became Middle Eastern, because she collaborated with Sephardic instrumentalists Eliahu Yedid Levin, Ovadiah Mizrahi and Haim Hayat, with whom she developed solo programs."