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‖ tamburitza|tæmˈbʊrɪtsə| Also tamboritsa, tamburica, etc. Pl. -n, -s. [Serbo-Croat.] A stringed musical instrument of the Balkans resembling a guitar or mandoline. Cf. tamboura a.
1941N. Bessaraboff Anc. Europ. Mus. Instruments iv. 219 The Tanbourica, as used by the southern Slavs, belongs to a family of instruments similar to the Arabian–Persian tanbur. 1961A. C. Baines Mus. Instruments ix. 212 The pandoura, or ‘long-necked’ lute, remains a popular instrument from Persia..to the Balkans (tamboritsa). 1969Daily Tel. 5 Nov. 13/6 Dancers from the Northern region of Barania..danced with joyful abandon to the music of tamboritzan—plucked instruments resembling guitars and mandolines. 1970Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 14 Nov. 22/4 She first played on tamburitzas, Balkan instruments made by her father. 1972Dean & Smith Wisconsin 32/2 Then the band starts banging on tamburitzas, and the patrons explode into an intricate folk dance. 1972Times 21 Oct. 7/4 A choir sang Slavonian songs accompanied on the national instruments, prim and tamburica, like small mandolines. 1979United States 1980/81 (Penguin Travel Guides) 263 This is a Serbian restaurant where you can dine to the tune of tinkling tamburitzas. |