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Etymology 1
From Dutch tamboer, from Middle Dutch tamboere (“drum”), from Old French tambour.
Noun
tamboer (plural tamboers)
- drum
Etymology 2
From Dutch tamboeren, from Middle Dutch tamboeren.
Verb
tamboer (present tamboer, present participle tamboerende, past participle getamboer)
- (intransitive) to pound, to drum
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch tamboere (“drum”), from Old French tambour. The sense “military-style drummer” came from Middle French tambour.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɑmˈbuːr/
- Hyphenation: tam‧boer
- Rhymes: -uːr
Noun
tamboer m (plural tamboers, diminutive tamboertje n)
- marching drum
- military-style drummer
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