bodhran

or bodh·rán

[ baw-rahn ]
/ ˈbɔ rɑn /

noun

a handheld, shallow Irish drum with a single goatskin head, played with a stick.

Origin of bodhran

1965–70; Irish Gaelic bodhrán, from Middle Irish bodrán, from bodar “deafening, deaf”

British Dictionary definitions for bodhran

bodhrán
/ (baʊˈrɑːn, ˈboːrɑːn) /

noun

a shallow one-sided drum popular in Irish and Scottish folk music

Word Origin for bodhrán

Irish Gaelic