tambor

== Bourguignon == === Noun === tambor m (plural tambors) drum == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic تابول (ṭabbúl), hypocorism/diminutive of Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr); see Persian طبل (“drum”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [təmˈbo] IPA(key): (Valencia) [tamˈboɾ] === Noun === tambor m (plural tambors) drum ==== Synonyms ==== (musical instrument): timbal ==== Derived terms ==== tambora tamborer tamboret tamborí === Further reading === “tambor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese atambor (“Moor drum”), from Arabic الطُنْبُور (aṭ-ṭunbūr); see Persian طبل (“drum”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tamˈboɾ/ === Noun === tambor m (plural tambores) drum (percussive musical instrument) Synonym: caixa drum (any hollow, cylindrical object) hood (device to suck away smokes and fumes) cylinder (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds) === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “atambor”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “tambor”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “tambor”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tambor”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tambor”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tambor”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Occitan == === Etymology === From Persian طُنْبُور, from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tamˈbuɾ/ === Noun === tambor m (plural tambors) drum ==== Derived terms ==== tamborin tambornar tambornièr tambornet == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === atambor, atambôr (obsolete) tambôr (obsolete) === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese atanbor, from Arabic الطُنْبُور (aṭ-ṭunbūr); cognate to Persian طبل (“drum”), Spanish and Galician tambor. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tam‧bor === Noun === tambor m (plural tambores) (music) drum (a type of percussive musical instrument) Hyponyms: bongô, caixa, sarol, tamborim, tarol, tímpano, tom-tom drum (any hollow, cylindrical object) drum (a barrel or large cylindrical container for liquids) Synonym: tonel (firearms) cylinder (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds) Synonym: cilindro tumbler (movable obstruction in a lock) the revolving drum of a concrete mixer (architecture) drum (any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar) (South Brazil) cockpit (an enclosure for cockfights) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tambor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tambor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === atambor (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic تابول (ṭabbūl), hypocorism/diminutive of Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr); see Persian طبل (“drum”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tamˈboɾ/ [t̪ãmˈboɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: tam‧bor === Noun === tambor m (plural tambores) drum drum-shaped piece, part or device (architecture) drum (wall that supports a dome) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: tambora (partly) === See also === batería percusión tambora === Further reading === “tambor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025