tamboril

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Galician

Bagpiper and drummer, 1905

Etymology

Attested since circa 1594. From tambor +‎ -il.

Pronunciation

Noun

tamboril m (plural tamborís)

  1. kind of tabor or small drum usually played with two drumsticks
    • 1850, Juan López Muñiz, Paisaniña:
      A gaita e o tamboril
      Co máis ardente antusiasmo
      Tocando unha muiñeiriña
      Un valse repenicado
      Unha alegre salerosa
      Unh'alborada ou fandango
      Bagpipe and drum,
      with the most burning enthusiasm
      playing a muiñeira,
      an allegro waltz,
      a jovial salerosa,
      an alborada or a fandango

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
  • Hyphenation: tam‧bo‧ril

Noun

tamboril m (plural tamboris)

  1. a type of small drum
  2. anglerfish (marine fish of the order Lophiiformes)
    Synonyms: peixe-diabo, peixe-pescador, peixe-sapo

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From tambor +‎ -il.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tamboˈɾil/
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: tam‧bo‧ril

Noun

tamboril m (plural tamboriles)

  1. tabor (small drum)
    Synonym: (uncommon) tamborín

Derived terms

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