tamboura
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tamboura /tamˈbʊərə/ (also tambura)
▶noun
- 1 a long-necked lute or mandolin of Balkan countries.
- 2 another term for tanpura.
– origin C16: from Arab. ṭanbūr or Pers. tunbūra, both from Pers. dunbara, lit. ‘lamb's tail’.
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