tanbur

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tän bŏŏr′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tan•bur  (tän bŏŏr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancetambura.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tam•bu•ra  (tam bŏŏr′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancean Asian musical instrument of the lute family having a small, round body and a long neck.
Also, tam•bou′ra, tam•bur  (tam bŏŏr′),USA pronunciation tampur, tanbur. 
  • Arabic ṭanbūr (see tambour)
  • Hindi

'tanbur' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
tamboura - tambour - tambura - tamburitza

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