pandereta

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish pandereta (“tambourine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pandeˈɾeta/, [pãn̪.d̪eˈɾe.t̪a]
• Hyphenation: pan‧de‧re‧Ta

Noun

pandereta

1. tambourine

Spanish

Etymology

From pandera (“tambourine”) +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pandeˈɾeta/ [pãn̪.d̪eˈɾe.t̪a]

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• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: pan‧de‧re‧ta

Noun

pandereta f (plural panderetas)

1. tambourine

   Synonym: pandero

2. (Puerto Rico) a type of frame drum lacking the metallic jinglers found on the shell of a tambourine, and characteristically used in plena music

Derived terms

• España de pandereta

Further reading

• “pandereta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025