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tamborim

tamborim noun: a small, round Brazilian frame drum of Portuguese and African origin.

Noun

tamborim (plural tamborims)

  1. A small, round Brazilian frame drum of Portuguese and African origin.

Forms of tamborim

pluraltamborims

Origin of tamborim

Borrowed from Portuguese tamborim.

Questions about tamborim

What does tamborim mean?
Tamborim means a small, round Brazilian frame drum of Portuguese and African origin.
What part of speech is tamborim?
Tamborim is a noun.
What is the plural of tamborim?
The plural of tamborim is tamborims.

Words near tamborim in the dictionary

  1. tamboras
  2. tamborazo
  3. Tamborello
  4. Tamborellos
  5. tambori
  6. tamborim
  7. tamborims
  8. tamborine
  9. Tamborini
  10. Tamboritha
  11. tamborito

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