tambourine
/ˌtæm.bəˈɹiːn/noun
Elementary
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.
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