Masculine
adufe
Meaning
a traditional square tambourine of Moorish origin
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈdu.fi/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese adufe, from Arabic الدُّفّ (ad-duff, “tambourine”), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯 (dp /dap/, “daf”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”). Compare Galician adufe.
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