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tambourin

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Late 18th century, borrowed from French ("small drum"), from tambour, in turn from Persian tabīra.

noun tambourins

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of tambourine (percussion instrument).
  2. obsolete An old lively Provençal dance, common on the stage.

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"tambourin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tambourin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"tambourin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tambourin.

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@misc{tambourin_2026,
  title = {tambourin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tambourin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}