tam|bou|rin

tam|bou|rin
tam|bou|rin «TAM bur ihn; French tahn boo ran», noun.
1. a long, narrow drum or tabor used in Provence.
2. a Provençal dance, originally accompanied by the tambourin or tabor.
3. the music for it.
[< French tambourin (diminutive) < Middle French tambour; see etym. under tambour (Cf.tambour)]

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  • tam — ban·tam·ize; bim·li·pa·tam; cap·ro·lac·tam; ce·vi·tam·ic; chit·tam; con·tam·i·nant; con·tam·i·na·tion; con·tam·i·na·tive; con·tam·i·na·tor; es·tam·page; es·tam·pie; glu·tam·ic; gua·tam·bu; hep·tam·e·ter; hip·po·po·tam·ic; in·con·tam·i·na·ble;… …   English syllables

  • bou — ba·bou·vism; ba·bou·vist; bam·bou·la; bou·chal; bou·charde; bou·ché; bou·chée; bou·che·rie; bou·chon; bou·clé; bou·din; bou·di·nage; bou·doir; bou·et; bou·gain·vil·laea; bou·gain·vil·lia; bou·gar; bou·get; bou·gie; bou·gi·nage; bou·guer s; bou·in …   English syllables

  • rin — aero·chlo·rin·a·tion; ag·a·rin·ic; aliz·a·rin; am·y·rin; an·eu·rin; an·thra·pur·pu·rin; an·ti·a·rin; as·pi·rin; au·rin; bas·so·rin; bish·a·rin; bo·rin·que·ño; bu·rin; bu·rin·ist; cap·rin; ca·rin·i·a·na; ca·rin·i·form; ca·rin·thi·an; ca·rin·u·la;… …   English syllables

  • tambourin — tam·bou·rin …   English syllables

  • Tambourin — Tam|bou|rin [tãbu rɛ̃ :, tamburi:n ], das; s, s [frz. tambourin, zu: tambour, ↑ Tambour]: bes. in der Provence gespielte längliche, zylindrische Trommel, die mit zwei Fellen bespannt ist. * * * Tambourin   [tãbu rɛ̃; französisch, zu Tambour] das …   Universal-Lexikon

  • tambourinist — tam·bou·rin·ist …   English syllables

  • Tambourin — Tam bou rin , n. [F. See {Tambourine}.] 1. A tambourine. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) An old Proven[,c]al dance of a lively character, common on the stage. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tambourine — tam|bou|rine [ ,tæmbə rin ] noun count a musical instrument that you shake or hit with your hand, consisting of a round frame with a skin stretched over it and small pieces of metal around the edge …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tambourine — tam•bou•rine [[t]ˌtæm bəˈrin[/t]] n. mad a small drum having a circular frame with several pairs of metal jingles attached, played by striking with the knuckles and shaking • Etymology: 1570–80; earlier tamboryne < MD tamborijn small drum < …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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