tambor

Meaning

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)

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tamˈboɾ/

Etymology

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

Sentences

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.