tambor
Portuguese, noun/tɐ̃ˈboʁ/
tambor is spelled T-A-M-B-O-R (6 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,306th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tambor is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “drum (a type of percussive musical instrument)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “instrumento musical do tipo membranofone, consistindo de uma membrana esticada sobre um tubo ou caixa de…”.
What does tambor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedrum (a type of percussive musical instrument)
- 2
masculinedrum (a barrel or large cylindrical container for liquids)
- 3
masculinecylinder (part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds)
- 4
masculinetumbler (movable obstruction in a lock)
- 5
masculinethe revolving drum of a concrete mixer
- 6
masculinedrum (any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar)
- 7
masculinecockpit (an enclosure for cockfights)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. instrumento musical do tipo membranofone, consistindo de uma membrana esticada sobre um tubo ou caixa de ressonância que pode ser de vários formatos 2. pessoa que toca esse instrumento 3. objeto que por sua forma ou proporções lembra esse instrumento 4. cilindro giratório onde se colocam as balas de um revólver
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tambor
- tambores plural
- atambor alternative obsolete
- atambôr alternative obsolete
- tambôr alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tambor?
- Brazil /tɐ̃ˈboʁ/
- Brazil [tɐ̃ˈboh]
- /tɐ̃ˈboɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tambor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tambor in Portuguese?
tambor appears 4.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).