atabaque

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

atabaque (plural atabaques)

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

Portuguese[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic الطَّبَق (aṭ-ṭabaq, plate). First attested in c. 14th century.[1] Cognate with Spanish tabaque (wicker basket).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

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

Noun[edit]

atabaque m (plural atabaques)

  1. kettledrum
    Synonym: atabal
  2. timbales
  3. atabaque

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References[edit]

  1. ^ José Pedro Machado (1995) “Atabaque”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados (in Portuguese), 7 edition, volume I, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, →ISBN, page 342