tambourine

Meanings

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   noun

   a handheld frame drum, usually with small metal disks in its rim that jingle when shaken or struck

   She shook the tambourine in time with the chorus.

From French tambourin, 'small drum,' a diminutive of tambour, 'drum.' The French word ultimately belongs to a family of Middle Eastern names for drums and related instruments.

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