Definitions for tambourineˌtæm bəˈrin
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tam•bou•rineˌtæm bəˈrin(n.)
a small drum having a circular frame with several pairs of metal jingles attached, played by striking with the knuckles and shaking.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of tambourine:
1570–80; earlier tamboryne < MD tamborijn small drum < MF tambourin, dim. of tambourtambour
Princeton's WordNet
tambourine(noun)
a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides
Wiktionary
tambourine(Noun)
a percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is usually held in the hand and shaken rhythmically.
Origin: from tambourin (lit., "little drum"), in turn from tambour.
Webster Dictionary
Tambourine(noun)
a small drum, especially a shallow drum with only one skin, played on with the hand, and having bells at the sides; a timbrel
Translations for tambourine
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
tambourine(noun)
a shallow, one-sided drum with tinkling metal discs in the rim, held in the hand and shaken or beaten.
- tamboerynAfrikaans
- دُف، رِقArabic
- дайреBulgarian
- tamborimPortuguese (BR)
- tamburínaCzech
- das TambourinGerman
- tamburinDanish
- ντέφιGreek
- panderetaSpanish
- tamburiinEstonian
- تنبکFarsi
- tamburiiniFinnish
- tambour de basqueFrench
- טַנבּוּרHebrew
- डफलीHindi
- dugoljast bubanjCroatian
- tamburin, baszk dob, csörgődobHungarian
- tamburinIndonesian
- tambúrínaIcelandic
- tamburelloItalian
- タンバリンJapanese
- 탬버린Korean
- tamburinasLithuanian
- tamburīnsLatvian
- tamburinMalay
- tamboerijnDutch
- tamburinNorwegian
- tamburynPolish
- pandeiretaPortuguese
- tamburinăRomanian
- тамбуринRussian
- tamburínaSlovak
- tamburinSlovenian
- tamburinaSerbian
- tamburinSwedish
- กลองมือกลมที่ติดลูกกระพรวนThai
- tefTurkish
- 鈴鼓Chinese (Trad.)
- тамбуринUkrainian
- طنبورہUrdu
- trống lục lạcVietnamese
- 铃鼓，小手鼓Chinese (Simp.)
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