I. |tambə|rēn, |taam- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French tambourin, diminutive of tambour drum — more at tambour
1. : a small drum ; especially : a shallow one-headed drum with loose metallic disks or jingles at the sides that is played by shaking, striking with the hand, or rubbing with the thumb : timbrel
2. : a mostly white African wild dove ( Tympanistria tympanistria ) whose wings and tail are black-tipped and which has a distinctive resonant note
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II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to play on the tambourine