noun · Music

tambourine

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The meaning (definition) of the word tambourine

a small drum with shiny metal jingles around the edge.

The word tambourine used in a sentence

She shook the tambourine and made it jingle and ring.

Words that mean the same as tambourine (synonyms)

drum

The plural of the word tambourine

tambourines

How the word tambourine is said around the world

Frenchtambourin (tahnbooren)
Spanishpandereta (pahndayraytah)
Mandarin铃鼓 (líng gǔ)
Hindiडफ (dup)
Arabicدف صغير (dahff sahgheer)
Russianбубен (buben)
Portuguese (EU)pandeiro (puhnngdayruu)
Portuguese (BR)pandeiro (puhnngdayruu)
Japaneseタンバリン (tanbarin)
GermanTambourin (tahmboorin)
Urduدف (duf)
Punjabiਡਫਲੀ (dupuhlee)
Korean탬버린 (taembeorin)
Hebrewטַמבּוּרִין (tahmbooreeuhnuh)
Greekτυμπάνιο (tumpanio)
Dutchtamboerijn (tahmboorein)
Tagalogtamburin (tahmbooreen)
Vietnamesetrống lục lạc (chohurng looky lahky)
Turkishtef (tef)
Persianتنبور (tahnboor)
Polishtamburyn (tahmboorin)
Ukrainianбубен (buben)
Bengaliট্যাম্বুরিন (tambooreen)
Swedishtamburin (tahmbooreen)
Italiantamburello (tahmbuurelloh)

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