tamburitza
[ tam-boo r-it-suh, tam-buh-rit-suh ]
/ tæmˈbʊər ɪt sə, ˌtæm bəˈrɪt sə /
noun
one of a family of mandolinlike stringed instruments of southern Slavic regions.
Origin of tamburitza
1925–30; < Serbo-Croatian
tàmburica, diminutive of
tàmbura a stringed instrument < Turkish
tambura < Persian
ṭanbūr; see
tambura
Words nearby tamburitza
tamboura,
tambourin,
tambourine,
tambov,
tambura,
tamburitza,
tamburlaine,
tame,
tameable,
tameless,
tamerlane