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darbukah

darbukah is the alternative spelling of darbuka.

Meaning of darbuka

Noun

darbuka (plural darbukas)

  1. A type of goblet drum, originating in the Middle East and North Africa.
    • Assembled guests participate by clapping their hands to mark the rhythm. In rare cases, however, is the little drum duf or darbaka employed.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 370

Questions about darbukah

What is darbukah the alternative spelling of?
Darbukah is the alternative spelling of darbuka.

Words near darbukah in the dictionary

  1. Darboux
  2. Darboux's formula
  3. Darboux's theorem
  4. darbs
  5. darbuka
  6. darbukah
  7. darbukas
  8. darby
  9. Darby and Joan
  10. Darbyism
  11. Darbyist

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