tamburitza
[ tam-boo r-it-suh, tam-buh-rit-suh ]
/ tæmˈbʊər ɪt sə, ˌtæm bəˈrɪt sə /
noun
one of a family of mandolinlike stringed instruments of southern Slavic regions.
Words nearby tamburitza
tamboura, tambourin, tambourine, tambov, tambura, tamburitza, tamburlaine, tame, tameable, tameless, tamerlane
Origin of tamburitza
1925–30; < Serbo-Croatian tàmburica, diminutive of tàmbura a stringed instrument < Turkish tambura < Persian ṭanbūr; see tambura
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