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tam·bou·rine
(tăm′bə-rēn′)n.
1. A percussion instrument consisting of a small drumhead with jingling disks fitted into the rim, usually played by shaking and striking with the hand.
2. A similar instrument without a drumhead.
[French tambourin, small drum, from Old French; see tambourin.]
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tambourine
(ˌtæmbəˈriːn)n
(Instruments) music a percussion instrument consisting of a single drumhead of skin stretched over a circular wooden frame hung with pairs of metal discs that jingle when it is struck or shaken
[C16: from Middle Flemish tamborijn a little drum, from Old French: tambourin]
ˌtambouˈrinist n
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tam•bou•rine
(ˌtæm bəˈrin)n.
a small drum having a circular frame with several pairs of metal jingles attached, played by striking with the knuckles and shaking.
[1570–80; earlier tamboryne < Middle Dutch tamborijn small drum < Middle French tambourin, diminutive of tambour tambour]
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Noun | 1. | tambourine - a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides drum, membranophone, tympan - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end |
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Translations
دُف، رِق
tamburína
tamburin
tamburiini
baszk dobcsörgõdobtamburin
tambúrína
タンバリン
tamburinas
tamburīns
tamburína
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tambourine
n → Tamburin nt
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tambourine
(tӕmbəˈriːn) noun a shallow, one-sided drum with tinkling metal discs in the rim, held in the hand and shaken or beaten.
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