tambura

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tam·bu·ra

T0030200 (tŭm-bo͝or′ə)n. Variant of tamboura.

tam•bu•ra

or tam•bou•ra

(tæmˈbʊər ə)

n., pl. -ras. an Asian musical instrument of the lute family having a small, round body and a long neck. [1580–90; < Hindi < Arabic ṭanbūr (see tambour)]