Masculine
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tambour

Meaning

  1. drum (instrument)
  2. tambour (sports / real tennis)
  3. revolving door

Synonyms

tapin

membranophone

caisse roulante

membraphone

thabor

djembédomain:mus

joueur de tambour

sciaenidé

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɑ̃.buʁ/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr) or Persian تبیر (tabir, “drum”), related to Armenian տաւիղ (tawiġ), English tabla.

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