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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
Words nearby tambourin
Tambo, Tambocor, Tambora, tambour, tamboura, tambourin, tambourine, tambour sound, Tambov, tambura, tamburitza
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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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