Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tambour

/ˈtæmbʊə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
tam-bour
IPA
/ˈtæmbʊə(ɹ)/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small shallow drum.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A small shallow drum.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A circular frame for embroidery.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A rich kind of gold and silver embroidery.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Silk or other material embroidered on a tambour.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The capital of a Corinthian column.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of drum (“cylindrical stone in the shaft of a column”).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A work usually in the form of a redan, to enclose a space before a door or staircase, or at the gorge of a larger work. It is arranged like a stockade.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French tambour (“drum”), from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr), from the Middle Persian ancestor of Classical Persian تنبور (tanbūr). Doublet of tabor and tanbur. Compare Armenian տաւիղ (tawiġ), and tabla.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: tambour, طُنْبُور

Usage

Inflected Forms

tambours (plural) tambours (present, singular) tambouring (participle, present) tamboured (participle, past) tamboured (past)

Derived Forms

tambourer

Phrases

tambour lace

Synonyms

drum embroidery frame embroidery hoop

Questions

How do you pronounce tambour?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæmbʊə(ɹ)/.
What does tambour mean?
A small shallow drum.
Where does tambour come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce tambour

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