atabaque
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese atabaque, from Arabic الطَّبَق (aṭ-ṭabaq, “plate”).
Pronunciation
Noun
atabaque (plural atabaques)
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese atavaque, borrowed from Arabic طَبَق (ṭabaq). Cognate with Spanish tabaque (“wicker basket”).
Pronunciation
Noun
atabaque m (plural atabaques)
- kettledrum
- Synonym: atabal
- timbales
- atabaque
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: atabaque
References
- “atabaque”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “atabaque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “atabaque”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “atabaque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025