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tambura
[ tam-boor-uh ]
/ tæmˈbʊər ə /
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noun
an Asian musical instrument of the lute family having a small, round body and a long neck.
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Origin of tambura
<Hindi <Arabic ṭanbūr (see tambour)
Words nearby tambura
tamboura, tambourin, tambourine, tambour sound, Tambov, tambura, tamburitza, Tamburlaine, tame, tameable, tameless
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How to use tambura in a sentence
Indeed, so wary did we become that the twang of the Tambura, from a distance, scared us away and utterly failed to bag us.
My Reminiscences|Rabindranath Tagore