tambourine

[ tam-buh-reen ]
/ ˌtæm bəˈrin /

noun

a small drum consisting of a circular frame with a skin stretched over it and several pairs of metal jingles attached to the frame, played by striking with the knuckles, shaking, and the like.

Origin of tambourine

1570–80; earlier tamboryne < Middle Dutch tamborijn small drum < Middle French tambourin or Medieval Latin tamborīnum. See tambour, -ine1

OTHER WORDS FROM tambourine

tam·bou·rin·ist, noun

Words nearby tambourine

tambora, tambour, tambour sound, tamboura, tambourin, tambourine, tambov, tambura, tamburitza, tamburlaine, tame

British Dictionary definitions for tambourine

tambourine
/ (ˌtæmbəˈriːn) /

noun

music a percussion instrument consisting of a single drumhead of skin stretched over a circular wooden frame hung with pairs of metal discs that jingle when it is struck or shaken

Derived forms of tambourine

tambourinist, noun

Word Origin for tambourine

C16: from Middle Flemish tamborijn a little drum, from Old French: tambourin