adufe
English
Etymology
Noun
adufe (plural adufes)
- 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.
- 1999, Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, Richard Trillo, World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, Rough Guides (→ISBN), page 227:
Old Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic دُف (duf, “tambourine”), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯 (dap, “daf”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”).
Pronunciation
Noun
adufe m
- (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
- Mandoulo aduffe tanger
- 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Martin de Ginzo, B 1277: A do mui bon parecer (facsimile)
Descendants
Portuguese
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Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese adufe, from Arabic الدُف (ad-duf, “tambourine”), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯 (dap, “daf”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: a‧du‧fe
Noun
adufe m (plural adufes)
- (music) a traditional square tambourine of Moorish origin
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