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”
Words nearby bodhran
bodh gaya,
bodhi,
bodhi tree,
bodhidharma,
bodhisattva,
bodhran,
bodhrán,
bodice,
bodice ripper,
bodied,
bodiless
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