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doumbek

doumbek is the alternative form of dumbek.

Meaning of dumbek

Noun

dumbek (plural dumbeks or dumbek)

  1. A Middle Eastern goblet drum.
    • The Middle Eastern jar shaped drum generally referred to as the dumbek is gaining enormous popularity among today's hand percussionists.2000, John Marshall, Hand Drums for Beginners: An Easy Beginning Method, →ISBN, page 33

Forms of doumbek

pluraldoumbeks

Questions about doumbek

What is doumbek the alternative form of?
Doumbek is the alternative form of dumbek.

Words near doumbek in the dictionary

  1. doum palms
  2. douma
  3. doumas
  4. doumbec
  5. doumbecs
  6. doumbek
  7. doumbeks
  8. Doumbia
  9. Doumbias
  10. Doumbouya
  11. Doumen

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