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adufe

Spanish, noun/aˈdufe/

adufe is spelled A-D-U-F-E (5 letters). Adufe is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a traditional square tambourine of Moorish origin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Instrumento musical de origen morisco parecido a la pandereta”.

What does adufe mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinea traditional square tambourine of Moorish origin

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Instrumento musical de origen morisco parecido a la pandereta. 2. Pandero₃, necio.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of adufe

  • adufes plural
  • adufre alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce adufe?

  • /aˈdufe/
  • [aˈð̞u.fe]
  • [aˈð̞ufe]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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