How to pronounce tambourine
American English pronunciation
tam-buh-REEN
- IPA
- /ˌtæmbəˈɹin/
- Syllables
- tam · buh · REEN (3 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What tambourine means
A small hand drum with jingly metal disks around its edge
In a sentence: Rosie shook the tambourine to the beat of the song.
Where it comes from: It comes from a French word meaning "little drum," and it goes back to an old Arabic word.
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