tambor

Definitions of tambor
  1. noun
    a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
  2. noun
    a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
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    bombo, tambora
    a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch
    bongó
    a small drum; played with the hands
    redoblante
    a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
    pandereta
    a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides
    tantán
    any of various drums with small heads
    pandero
    small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
    type of:
    instrumento de percusión
    a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
  3. noun
    a household sieve (as for flour)
    synonyms: tamiz
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    cedazo, tamiz, zaranda
    a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
  4. noun
    a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering
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    armadura, armazón, bastidor, carcasa, encuadramiento, marco, sistema
    a structure supporting or containing something
  5. noun
    someone who plays a drum
    synonyms: tamborilero
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    timbalero
    a person who plays the kettledrums
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    percusionista
    a musician who plays percussion instruments
  6. noun
    a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
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    caña, tija
    cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
    estalactita
    a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave
    estalagmita
    a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave
    cubo
    a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
    caño, cañón, conducto, manguera, tubo
    a hollow cylindrical shape
  7. noun
    a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
    synonyms: cubo
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