tambor

Significat

1. (masculine) drum (percussive musical instrument)
2. (masculine) drum (any hollow, cylindrical object)
3. (masculine) hood (device to suck away smokes and fumes)
4. (masculine) cylinder (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds)

Gènere

♂️ Masculí

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/tamˈboɾ/

Etimologia

From Old Galician-Portuguese atambor (“Moor drum”), from Arabic الطُنْبُور (aṭ-ṭunbūr); see Persian طبل (“drum”).

Sents

A pel do tambor representaba a imaxe do universo e as criaturas viventes.

The skin of the drum represented the image of the universe and living creatures.