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tambor.

drum (a type of percussive musical instrument)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɐ̃ˈboʁ/Brazil[tɐ̃ˈboh]Brazil/tɐ̃ˈboɾ/São-Paulo/tɐ̃ˈboʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. drum (a type of percussive musical instrument)

    masculine
  2. drum (any hollow, cylindrical object) drum (a barrel or large cylindrical container for liquids)

    masculine
  3. drum (any hollow, cylindrical object) cylinder (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds)

    masculine
  4. drum (any hollow, cylindrical object) tumbler (movable obstruction in a lock)

    masculine
  5. drum (any hollow, cylindrical object) the revolving drum of a concrete mixer

    masculine
  6. drum (any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar)

    masculine
  7. cockpit (an enclosure for cockfights)

    South-Brazil · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese atanbor, from Arabic الطُنْبُور (aṭ-ṭunbūr); cognate to Persian طبل (“drum”), Spanish and Galician tambor.

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