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tambourin

The correct spelling is tambourin.

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noun

Say it like: Tam-bow-rin

The correct spelling is tambourin. An old lively Provençal dance, common on the stage.

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noun

  1. 1.An old lively Provençal dance, common on the stage.
  2. 2.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.
  3. 3.A tambourine dove.
  4. 4.A kind of Provençal dance.
  5. 5.The music for this dance.

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