tambourine

== English == === Etymology === From French tambourin (“little drum”), from French tambour (“drum”). Ultimately from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr); see it and Persian تنبور for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌtæm.bəˈɹiːn/ Hyphenation: tam‧bour‧ine === Noun === tambourine (plural tambourines) A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum. A tambourine dove (Turtur tympanistria). A kind of Provençal dance. The music for this dance. ==== Derived terms ==== tambourinist ==== Translations ==== === Verb === tambourine (third-person singular simple present tambourines, present participle tambourining, simple past and past participle tambourined) To play the tambourine. To make a sound like a tambourine. === Anagrams === ibutamoren == French == === Pronunciation === Homophones: tambourinent, tambourines === Verb === tambourine inflection of tambouriner: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative