pandeiro

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pandeiro

  • /pænˈdɛəɹəʊ/

Where it comes from

From Portuguese pandeiro, from Latin pandurium.

noun pandeiros

  1. A type of hand-held frame drum with a round wooden frame and six pairs of metal discs fit along the sides, and an animal skin or nylon head; similar to a tambourine but with head tension that can be tuned and crisper, drier, and less sustained jingles, used in a number of Brazilian music forms.
  2. A square double-skinned frame drum, often with a bell inside, used in medieval Spanish/Moorish music.

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noun a hand-held frame drum with a round wooden frame

日本語パンデイロ pandeiro
Portuguêspandeiro

noun a square double-skinned frame drum

Portuguêsadufe

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@misc{pandeiro_2026,
  title = {pandeiro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pandeiro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}