tambura

American  

[tam-boor-uh] / tæmˈbʊər ə /

Also tamboura,

noun

1. an Asian musical instrument of the lute family having a small, round body and a long neck.

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Etymology

Origin of tambura

< Hindi < Arabic ṭanbūr ( see tambour)

Example Sentences

The BBC witnessed dozens of young men – mainly in their 20s – running as they were being chased by police along Tambura road, which is one of the busiest streets in Juba's Atlabara suburbs.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

“Even Focolaccia, the highest pass in the Apuans, between Mount Cavallo and Mount Tambura, is now an open quarry – the old salt route ran through that pass,” says Tetti.

From Newsweek • Mar. 27, 2015

Indeed, so wary did we become that the twang of the Tambura, from a distance, scared us away and utterly failed to bag us.

From My Reminiscences by Hesh, Sasi Kumar

Then began the French encroachment on the Bahr-el-Ghazal; the Marchand expedition, despatched to the support of Victor Liotard, the lieutenant-governor of the upper Ubangi, reached Tambura in July 1897 and Fashoda in July 1898.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various