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adufe.

kind of squared tambourine of Arab origin

5 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈdufe/[aˈð̞u.fɪ]
  1. kind of squared tambourine of Arab origin

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese adufe, from Arabic الدُّفّ (ad-duff, “tambourine”), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯 (dp /⁠dap⁠/, “daf”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”). Compare Portuguese adufe.

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