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tassa

tassa noun: a large Indian drum, traditionally played at weddings.

Noun

tassa (plural tassas)

  1. A large Indian drum, traditionally played at weddings.
    • African men in the district also excelled on the tassa drums at the Indian weddings and hosay festivals, playing alongside their Indian fellow villagers.1999, Kenrick P. Thomas, Panriga: Tacarigua's Contribution to the Evolution of the Steelband Phenomenon in Trinidad and Tobago
    • He was widely recognized as the finest tassa player in the area. Some may be skilled, but his was a gift.2006, Hemchand Gossai, River Crossings: Memories of a Journey, →ISBN

Forms of tassa

pluraltassas

Questions about tassa

What does tassa mean?
Tassa means a large Indian drum, traditionally played at weddings.
What part of speech is tassa?
Tassa is a noun.
What is the plural of tassa?
The plural of tassa is tassas.

Words near tassa in the dictionary

  1. tasosartan
  2. taspoglutide
  3. Tasquillo
  4. tasquinimod
  5. tass
  6. tassa
  7. tassawuf
  8. tasse
  9. tassel
  10. tassel-eared squirrel
  11. tasseled

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