tamboril

Galician

Bagpiper and drummer, 1905

Etymology

Attested since circa 1594. From tambor +‎ -il.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tamboˈɾil]

Noun

tamboril m (plural tamboris)

1. kind of tabor or small drum usually played with two drumsticks
   • 1850, Juan López Muñiz, Paisaniña:

     A gaita e o tamboril

     Co máis ardente antusiasmo

     Tocando unha muiñeiriña

     Un valse repenicado

     Unha alegre salerosa

     Unh'alborada ou fandango

     Bagpipe and drum,

     with the most burning enthusiasm

     playing a muiñeira,

     an allegro waltz,

     a jovial salerosa,

     an alborada or a fandango

Derived terms

• tamborileiro

References

• “tamboril” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “tamboril” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “tamboril” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Noun

tamboril m (plural tamboris)

1. a type of small drum
2. anglerfish (marine fish of the order Lophiiformes)

   Synonyms: peixe-diabo, peixe-pescador, peixe-sapo

Derived terms

• tamborilar

Related terms

• tambor

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Spanish

Etymology

tambor +‎ -il

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tamboˈɾil/, [t̪ãmboˈɾil]

Noun

tamboril m (plural tamboriles)

1. tabor (small drum)

Derived terms

• tamborilear

Further reading

• “tamboril” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.