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tambourin

tambourin noun: an old lively Provençal dance, common on the stage. Also the obsolete form of tambourine.

Noun

tambourin (plural tambourins)

  1. (obsolete) An old lively Provençal dance, common on the stage.

Also used as

tambourin is also the obsolete form of tambourine.

Forms of tambourin

pluraltambourins

Origin of tambourin

Late 18th century, borrowed from French ("small drum"), from tambour, in turn from Persian tabīra.

Questions about tambourin

What does tambourin mean?
Tambourin means an old lively Provençal dance, common on the stage.
What part of speech is tambourin?
Tambourin is a noun.
What is the plural of tambourin?
The plural of tambourin is tambourins.

Words near tambourin in the dictionary

  1. tamboura
  2. tambouras
  3. tamboured
  4. tambourer
  5. tambourers
  6. tambourin
  7. tambourine
  8. tambourine dove
  9. tambourine doves
  10. tambourined
  11. tambourinelike

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