tambura
[ tam-boor-uh ]
noun
an Asian musical instrument of the lute family having a small, round body and a long neck.
Origin of tambura
1<Hindi <Arabic ṭanbūr (see tambour)
Words Nearby tambura
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How to use tambura in a sentence
Indeed, so wary did we become that the twang of the tambura, from a distance, scared us away and utterly failed to bag us.
My Reminiscences | Rabindranath Tagore
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