tanbur
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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When she wasn’t working at the paper, she painted, wrote poetry, or played the tanbur, a traditional long-necked lute.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 4, 2016
Elahi didn’t perform in public, but on Saturday listeners will have a chance to hear Chahrokh Elahi, his son, play the tanbur.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2014
In a State Department auditorium, musicians in a traditional Afghan ensemble that included drums, the long-necked tanbur and the ghichak, a type of four-string fiddle, played for an audience with Kerry a surprise guest.
From Reuters ● Feb. 4, 2013
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