tambourine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌtæm.bəˈɹiːn/
Etymology
From French tambourin (“little drum”), from French tambour (“drum”). Ultimately from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr); see it and Persian تنبور for more.
Meanings
- 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.
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A tambourine dove (Turtur tympanistria).
Tambourines are shy birds and do not tame easily.
2006, Gayle Soucek, Doves, page 78:
- A kind of Provençal dance.
- The music for this dance.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tambourines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (63)
hy դափ (percussion instrument) · it tamburello (percussion instrument) · eo tamburino (percussion instrument) · crh dare (percussion instrument) · ru бу́бен (percussion instrument) · hy դահիրա (percussion instrument) · hi दफला (percussion instrument) · tr tef (percussion instrument) · fa دایره زنگی (percussion instrument) · yue 鈴鼓 /铃鼓 (percussion instrument) · fr tambourin (percussion instrument) · is tambúrína (percussion instrument) · da tamburin (percussion instrument) · ja タンバリン (percussion instrument) · es pandereta (percussion instrument) · hi डफ (percussion instrument) · fr tambour de basque (percussion instrument) · ms tamborin (percussion instrument) · cjs тӱӱр (percussion instrument) · ga tiompán (percussion instrument) · ro tamburină (percussion instrument) · ca pandereta (percussion instrument) · hi डफली (percussion instrument) · ngh tamboreensi (percussion instrument) · cs tamburína (percussion instrument) · sv tamburin (percussion instrument) · bg дайре (percussion instrument) · hi डफला (percussion instrument) · el ντέφι (percussion instrument) · nn tamburin (percussion instrument) · nl tamboerijn (percussion instrument) · gl pandeireta (percussion instrument) · ngh tamboreen (percussion instrument) · gl pandeiro (percussion instrument) · nb tamburin (percussion instrument) · fi tamburiini (percussion instrument) · pt pandeiro (percussion instrument) · pl tamburyno (percussion instrument) · mi timipera (percussion instrument) · hi ढप (percussion instrument) · uga 𐎚𐎔 (percussion instrument) · ga tambóirín (percussion instrument) · ar دَفّ (percussion instrument) · uk бу́бон (percussion instrument) · pl tamburyn (percussion instrument) · ko 탬버린 (percussion instrument) · tl panderetas (percussion instrument) · hu tambura (percussion instrument) · fa شندف (percussion instrument) · cmn 鈴鼓 /铃鼓 (percussion instrument) · hi ढपला (percussion instrument) · hi डफनी (percussion instrument) · ru тамбури́н (percussion instrument) · bho डफला (percussion instrument) · fa دَفّ (percussion instrument) · de Tamburin (percussion instrument) · es pandero (percussion instrument) · cy tambwrîn (percussion instrument) · ja 鈴鼓 (percussion instrument) · ur ڈَھپ (percussion instrument) · hu csörgődob (percussion instrument) · mi tatangi (percussion instrument) · ur ڈَپھ (percussion instrument)