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

  • “atambor” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “atambor” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “atanbor” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “tambor” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “tambor” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “tambor” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Occitan

Etymology

From Persian طُنْبُور, from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tamˈbuɾ/
  • (file)

Noun

tambor m (plural tambors)

  1. drum

Derived terms

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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tambor

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: tam‧bor

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

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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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/
  • 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

See also

Further reading

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