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tambor

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See also: tambôr

Bourguignon

Noun

tambor m (plural tambors)

  1. drum

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic تابول (ṭabbúl), hypocorism/diminutive of Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr); see Persian طبل (drum).

Pronunciation

Noun

tambor m (plural tambors)

  1. drum

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Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

tambor m (plural tambores)

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

References

Occitan

Etymology

From Persian طُنْبُور, from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr).

Pronunciation

Noun

tambor m (plural tambors)

  1. drum

Derived terms

  • tamborin
  • tambornar
  • tambornièr
  • tambornet

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese atanbor, from Arabic الطُنْبُور (aṭ-ṭunbūr); cognate to Persian طبل (drum), Spanish and Galician tambor.

Pronunciation

 
 

Noun

tambor m (plural tambores)

  1. (music) drum (a type of percussive musical instrument)
    Hyponyms: bongô, caixa, sarol, tamborim, tarol, tímpano, tom-tom
  2. drum (any hollow, cylindrical object)
    1. drum (a barrel or large cylindrical container for liquids)
      Synonym: tonel
    2. (firearms) cylinder (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds)
      Synonym: cilindro
    3. tumbler (movable obstruction in a lock)
    4. the revolving drum of a concrete mixer
  3. (architecture) drum (any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar)
  4. (South Brazil) cockpit (an enclosure for cockfights)

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic تابول (ṭabbūl), hypocorism/diminutive of Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr); see Persian طبل (drum).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tamˈboɾ/ [t̪ãmˈboɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: tam‧bor

Noun

tambor m (plural tambores)

  1. drum
  2. drum-shaped piece, part or device
  3. (architecture) drum (wall that supports a dome)

Derived terms

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