adufe

English

Etymology

Portuguese adufe.

Noun

adufe (plural adufes)

1. A traditional square tambourine, found in Portugal and elsewhere, of Moorish origin.
   • 1999, Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, Richard Trillo, World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, Rough Guides (→ISBN), page 227:

     A feature of Beira Baixa music, and found elsewhere too, is the adufe.

   • 2005, Sergio Navarrete Pellicer, Maya Achi Marimba Music in Guatemala with CD (Audio), Temple University Press (→ISBN), page 100

     [...] we can identify the following rhythmic sesquialtera pattern in the melody played on the violin and the adufe drum, which make the connection ...

   • 2012, Matt Dean, The Drum: A History, Scarecrow Press (→ISBN), page 28:

     The adufe is also found in Egypt. This double-headed square frame drum, which is roughly the same size as the tar, may have bells attached inside the drum for varying timbres.

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Old Portuguese

FWOTD – 20 May 2014

Alternative forms

• aduffe

Etymology

From Arabic دُف (duf, “tambourine”), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯 (dap, “daf”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdu.fe/

Noun

adufe m

1. (music) a traditional square tambourine of Moorish origin
   • 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Martin de Ginzo, B 1277: A do mui bon parecer (facsimile)

     Mandoulo aduffe tanger

     [she] ordered [them] to play the adufe

Descendants

• Galician: adufe
• Portuguese: adufe

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Portuguese

adufes

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese adufe, from Arabic الدُف (ad-duf, “tambourine”), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯 (dap, “daf”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐˈðu.fɨ/
• Hyphenation: a‧du‧fe

Noun

adufe m (plural adufes)

1. (music) a traditional square tambourine of Moorish origin