tambor

Catalan

Noun

tambor m (plural tambors)

1. drum

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Galician

Noun

tambor m (plural tambores)

1. drum

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Portuguese

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tambor

Alternative forms

• tambôr

Etymology

From Arabic at-tanbúr.

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA: /tɐ̃.ˈboɹ/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /tɐ̃.ˈboɻ/
• Hyphenation: tam‧bor

Noun

tambor m (plural tambores)

1. (musical instruments) drum (a type of percussive musical instrument)
2. drum (any hollow, cylindrical object)
3. drum (a barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage)
4. cylinder (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds)
5. tumbler (movable obstruction in a lock)
6. the revolving drum of a concrete mixer
7. (architecture) drum (any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar)
8. (regional, South Brazil) cockpit (an enclosure for cockfights)

Synonyms

• (type of barrel): tonel
• (firearm cylinder): cilindro

Hyponyms

• (a type of percussive musical instrument): bongô, caixa, sarol, tamborim, tarol, tímpano, tom-tom

Related terms

tamborada tamboreiro tamborejar tamborete

tamboril tamborilar tamborim

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Spanish

Noun

tambor m (plural tambores)

1. drum
2. drum-shaped piece, part or device

Derived terms

• freno de tambor

See also

• Tambor on the Spanish Wikipedia.es.Wikipedia