# tambourine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌtæm.bəˈɹiːn/ · frequency rank #45,115

## Definitions
1. A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.
2. A tambourine dove (Turtur tympanistria).
3. A kind of Provençal dance.
4. The music for this dance.

## Etymology
From French tambourin (“little drum”), from French tambour (“drum”). Ultimately from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr); see it and Persian تنبور for more.

## Common misspellings (14)
`atmbourine`, `tabmourine`, `tambbourine`, `tamboruine`, `tambouirne`, `tambourien`, `tambourinne`, `tambournie`, `tambourrine`, `tambuorine`, `tammbourine`, `tamoburine`, `tmabourine`, `ttambourine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tambourine