Polyglot Dictionary

tambor

/tamˈboɾ/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los tambores

Meaning

  1. drum

    • El niño toca el tambor.

      The boy plays the drum.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

bidón

bidón and tambor are close synonyms for a storage "drum," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

French

tambour

tambour is the French word for the same thing — both mean "drum."

Portuguese

tambor

tambor is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "drum."

Practice

1 What does tambor mean?

2 Fill the gap: El niño toca el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tambor?

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