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Definition of tambourine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a tambourine

tambourine

noun

tambourine pronunciation English

ˌtæmbəˈriːn tambourine pronunciation American

tambourine pronunciation American

ˌtæmbəˈriːn

a musical instrument that has a round wooden frame, sometimes covered with plastic or skin, with metal discs around the edge. To play it you shake it or hit it with your hand.