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tanbur

American  
[tahn-boor] / tɑnˈbʊər /

noun

  1. tambura.


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