/tam"boo rin/ ; Fr. /tahonn boo rddaonn"/ , n. , pl. tambourins /-rinz/ ; Fr. /-rddaonn"/ .
1. a long narrow drum of Provence.
2. an old Provençal dance in duple meter, accompanied by a drone bass or by a steady drumbeat.
3. the music for this dance.
[ 1790-1800; tamborin, dim. of tambor TAMBOUR ]