tambora

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English

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Etymology

From Spanish tambor.

Noun

tambora (plural tamboras)

  1. A two-headed Dominican drum used in merengue music.

Spanish

Noun

tambora f (plural tamboras)

  1. bombo, bombo criollo
    • 2015 October 28, “Un popular cantante de corridos mexicanos, acusado de fraude”, in El País:
      Julio Preciado es para la banda y la tambora, la música típica del noroeste mexicano, lo que Julio Iglesias al pop internacional.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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