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tambourin
[ tam-boo-rin; French tahn-boo-ran ]
noun
, plural tam·bou·rins [tam, -b, oo, -rinz, tah, n, -b, oo, -, ran].
- a long narrow drum of Provence.
- an old Provençal dance in duple meter, accompanied by a drone bass or by a steady drumbeat.
- the music for this dance.
tambourin
/ ˈtæmbʊrɪn /
noun
- an 18th-century Provençal folk dance
- a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
- a small drum
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tambourin1
1790–1800; < French < Provençal tamborin, diminutive of tambor tambour
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tambourin1
C18: from French: a little drum, from tambour
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Example Sentences
She couldna haud a candle to her sister Phemie in tambourin' or in ginger-breid.
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The "Caf de l'Ermitage" is only a recollection, and the "Tambourin" has changed its name and title.
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It was Kreisler's Tambourin Chinois that the student played.
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After the winding was over, the songs and dances began to the music of a tambourin.
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A troop of proud, joyous Vascons soon arrived, dancing a tambourin.
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