Definition of tamburitza in English:
tamburitza
noun tamˈbʊrɪtsəˌtambəˈritsə
A kind of long-necked mandolin played in Croatia and neighbouring countries.
Example sentencesExamples
- There he learned the basics of tamburitza music and Croatian dance, and practiced the Croatian language.
- Its not always going to have the same characteristics - Croatian music I've heard sounds very Western (Om Pa Pa) - almost Italian with its mandolin-like tamburitzas, while Bulgarian can sound very foreign to Westerners.
- The lead instrument, the prima, the smallest of the group of tamburitzas carries the melody.
- For Croatians living outside of Croatia, the tamburitza was a cultural symbol binding them to their homeland.
- This type of band takes its name from a family of lute-like stringed instruments called tamburitzas which come in different sizes, shapes and numbers of strings.
Origin
Croatian, diminutive of tambura tamboura.