tambourin

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

noun

, plural tam·bou·rins [tam, -b, oo, -rinz, tah, n, -b, oo, -, ran].

1. a long narrow drum of Provence.
2. an old Provençal dance in duple meter, accompanied by a drone bass or by a steady drumbeat.
3. the music for this dance.

tambourin

/ ˈtæmbʊrɪn /

noun

1. an 18th-century Provençal folk dance
2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
3. a small drum

Word History and Origins

Origin of tambourin¹

1790–1800; < French < Provençal tamborin, diminutive of tambor tambour

Word History and Origins

Origin of tambourin¹

C18: from French: a little drum, from tambour

Example Sentences

She couldna haud a candle to her sister Phemie in tambourin' or in ginger-breid.

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The "Caf de l'Ermitage" is only a recollection, and the "Tambourin" has changed its name and title.

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It was Kreisler's Tambourin Chinois that the student played.

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After the winding was over, the songs and dances began to the music of a tambourin.

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A troop of proud, joyous Vascons soon arrived, dancing a tambourin.

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