tambourine

/ˌtæm.bəˈɹiːn/

noun

  1. 1

    A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.

  2. 2

    A tambourine dove.

  3. 3

    A kind of Provençal dance.

  4. 4

    The music for this dance.

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