tamburitza

[tam-boor-it-suh, tam-buh-rit-suh]

noun

1. one of a family of mandolinlike stringed instruments of southern Slavic regions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tamburitza¹

1925–30; < Serbo-Croatian tàmburica, diminutive of tàmbura a stringed instrument < Turkish tambura < Persian ṭanbūr; tambura

Example Sentences

Live Serbian music from Srpski Sinovi, a traditional tamburitza band that will perform Saturday and Sunday.

From Washington Post

John Morovich and the Sinovi Tamburitza Orchestra bring the music of Croatia and southeastern Europe to Town Hall — by way of West Seattle.

From Seattle Times