tambourine
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tambourine
- /ˌtæm.bəˈɹiːn/
Where it comes from
From French tambourin (“little drum”), from French tambour (“drum”). Ultimately from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr); see it and Persian تنبور for more.
noun tambourines
- A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.
- A tambourine dove (Turtur tympanistria). Tambourines are shy birds and do not tame easily.
- A kind of Provençal dance.
- The music for this dance.
verb tambourines · tambourining · tambourined
- To play the tambourine.
- To make a sound like a tambourine. Rain tambourined on the stately square.
Translations
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noun percussion instrument
| Español | pandereta, pandero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탬버린 taembeorin |
| 日本語 | タンバリン tanbarin, 鈴鼓 reiko, rinko, suzuko |
| 中文 | 鈴鼓 /铃鼓 línggǔ |
| हिन्दी | डफली ḍaphlī, डफ ḍaph, डफला ḍaphlā, ढप ḍhap, ढपला ḍhaplā, दफला daphlā |
| Português | pandeiro |
| Français | tambour de basque, tambourin |
| Deutsch | Tamburin |
| Italiano | tamburello |
| Ελληνικά | ντέφι ntéfi |
| Română | tamburină |
| Русский | бу́бен búben, тамбури́н tamburín |
| العربية | دَفّ daff |
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