tambour

/tɑ̃.buʁ/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

drum
- Les enfants battent le tambour pendant le défilé.
  
  The children beat the drum during the parade.

Batterie is the whole drum kit; tambour is a single drum.

Similar in other languages

German

Trommel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "drum."

Spanish

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

Portuguese

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

1 What does tambour mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les enfants battent le ___ pendant le défilé.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tambour?

noun

Last updated 2026-09-27