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pandeiros

pandeiros is the plural of pandeiro.

Meaning of pandeiro

Noun

pandeiro (plural pandeiros)

  1. A type of hand-held frame drum with a round wooden frame and six pairs of metal discs fit along the sides, and an animal skin or nylon head; similar to a tambourine but with head tension that can be tuned and crisper, drier, and less sustained jingles, used in a number of Brazilian music forms.
  2. A square double-skinned frame drum, often with a bell inside, used in medieval Spanish/Moorish music.

Questions about pandeiros

What is pandeiros the plural of?
Pandeiros is the plural of pandeiro.

Words near pandeiros in the dictionary

  1. pandects
  2. Pandeglang
  3. pandeid
  4. pandeids
  5. pandeiro
  6. pandeiros
  7. pandeism
  8. pandeisms
  9. pandeist
  10. pandeistic
  11. pandeistical

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