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tam⋅bu⋅ra

[tam-boor-uh]
–noun
an Asian musical instrument of the lute family having a small, round body and a long neck.
Also, tam⋅bou⋅ra, tam⋅bur [tam-boor] , tampur, tanbur.


Origin:
< Hindi < Ar ṭanbūr (see tambour )
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tam·bou·ra or tam·bu·ra   (tŭm-bŏŏr'ə)   
n.  An unfretted lute of India and Turkey, used as a drone.

[Urdu ṭambūra, from Persian ṭanbūra, from Arabic ṭanbūr; see tambour.]
tam·bu·ra   (tŭm-bŏŏr'ə)   
n.  Variant of tamboura.
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