atabaque

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese atabaque, from Arabic الطَّبَق (aṭ-ṭabaq, “plate”).

Noun

atabaque (plural atabaques)

1. A tall Afro-Brazilian hand drum, traditionally having its shell made of jacaranda wood.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• atauaque (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الطَّبَق (aṭ-ṭabaq, “plate”). First attested in c. 14th century. Cognate with Spanish tabaque (“wicker basket”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.taˈba.ki/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.taˈba.ki/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.taˈba.ke/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.tɐˈba.kɨ/ [ɐ.tɐˈβa.kɨ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aki, (Portugal) -akɨ
• Hyphenation: a‧ta‧ba‧que

Noun

atabaque m (plural atabaques)

1. kettledrum

   Synonym: atabal

2. timbales
3. atabaque

Derived terms

• atabaqueiro

 

References

• “atabaque” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “atabaque” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “atabaque” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “atabaque” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.