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Tambourine vs Tambura - What's the difference?

tambourine | tambura |

As nouns the difference between tambourine and tambura

is that tambourine is a percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is usually held in the hand and shaken rhythmically while tambura is a type of stringed instrument found throughout the world, similar to a lute.

tambourine

English

(wikipedia tambourine)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A percussion instrument]] consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring [[jingle, jingling metal disks on the tread; it is usually held in the hand and shaken rhythmically.

    • Derived terms

    * tambourinist

    tambura

    English

    Alternative forms

    *tamboura

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of stringed instrument found throughout the world, similar to a lute.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=March 25, author=Allan Kozinn, title=Neil Aspinall, Beatles’ Aide, Dies at 66, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=He was among the singers in the celebratory chorus of “Yellow Submarine,” and he played tambura (an Indian drone instrument) on “Within You Without You,” harmonica on “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite” and percussion on “Magical Mystery Tour.” }}

    See also

    *(wikipedia "tambura") ---- ==Serbo-Croatian==

    Noun

  • , tambourine

    • Declension

    {{sh-decl-noun , tambura, tambure , tambure, tambura , tamburi, tamburama , tamburu, tambure , tamburo, tambure , tamburi, tamburama , tamburom, tamburama }}

    References

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