The story
- Arabic · derived fromالطَّبَق“plate”
- Portuguese · borrowed fromatabaque
- English todayatabaque
Borrowed from Portuguese atabaque, from Arabic الطَّبَق (aṭ-ṭabaq, “plate”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
atabaque
Today it means: A tall Afro-Brazilian hand drum, traditionally having its shell made of jacaranda wood. Full definition →
Portuguese atabaque ← Arabic الطَّبَق