tambourin

[ tam-boo-rin; French tahn-boo-ran ]

/ ˈtæm bʊ rɪn; French tɑ̃ bʊˈrɛ̃ /

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noun, plural tam·bou·rins

[tam-boo-rinz; French tahn-boo-ran]. /ˈtæm bʊ rɪnz; French tɑ̃ bʊˈrɛ̃/.

a long narrow drum of Provence.

an old Provençal dance in duple meter, accompanied by a drone bass or by a steady drumbeat.

the music for this dance.

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Origin of tambourin

1790–1800; <French <Provençal tamborin, diminutive of tambortambour

Words nearby tambourin

tambala, Tambo, Tambora, tambour, tamboura, tambourin, tambourine, Tambov, tambura, tamburitza, Tamburlaine

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How to use tambourin in a sentence

She couldna haud a candle to her sister Phemie in tambourin' or in ginger-breid.
Erchie|(AKA Hugh Foulis) Neil Munro
The "Caf de l'Ermitage" is only a recollection, and the "Tambourin" has changed its name and title.
Legends|August Strindberg
It was Kreisler's Tambourin Chinois that the student played.
Violin Mastery|Frederick H. Martens
After the winding was over, the songs and dances began to the music of a tambourin.
Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist|Samuel Smiles

A troop of proud, joyous Vascons soon arrived, dancing a tambourin.
Voltaire's Romances|Franois-Marie Arouet

British Dictionary definitions for tambourin

tambourin

/ (ˈtæmbʊrɪn) /

noun

an 18th-century Provençal folk dance

a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

a small drum

Word Origin for tambourin

C18: from French: a little drum, from tambour

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