tambora
noun
tambora is spelled T-A-M-B-O-R-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tambora means “A small two-headed drum, used in Dominican merengue music, usually played by striking one side with a mallet and the other with the hand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tambora is tamboras.
How many letters and syllables are in tambora?
| Letters | 7: T-A-M-B-O-R-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tambora?
Tambora appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of tambora
- tamboras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tambora mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small two-headed drum, used in Dominican merengue music, usually played by striking one side with a mallet and the other with the hand.
- 2
A large two-headed bass drum, used in Mexican banda and regional genres like tamborazo, usually played by striking both sides with a mallet (bolillo).
- 3
A wide two-headed drum used mainly in Colombian cumbia, played by striking both sides with heavy sticks (baquetas).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tambora come from?
From Spanish tambor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).