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tamboras

tamboras is the plural of tambora.

Meaning of tambora

Noun

tambora (plural tamboras)

  1. A small two-headed drum, used in Dominican merengue music, usually played by striking one side with a mallet and the other with the hand.
  2. A large two-headed bass drum, used in Mexican banda and regional genres like tamborazo, usually played by striking both sides with a mallet (bolillo).
  3. A wide two-headed drum used mainly in Colombian cumbia, played by striking both sides with heavy sticks (baquetas).

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Questions about tamboras

What is tamboras the plural of?
Tamboras is the plural of tambora.

Words near tamboras in the dictionary

  1. Tamboon
  2. tamboos
  3. Tambopata
  4. Tambor de Mina
  5. tambora
  6. tamboras
  7. tamborazo
  8. Tamborello
  9. Tamborellos
  10. tambori
  11. tamborim

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