darbuka

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UK/ˌdɑːˈbuːkə/

noun

A type of goblet drum, originating in the Middle East and North Africa.

OriginArabic دَرْبُوكَة →
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Meanings

noundarbuka (plural darbukas)

plural darbukas · alternative darbouka · alternative tarbouka

  1. entertainmentA type of goblet drum, originating in the Middle East and North Africa.

    Assembled guests participate by clapping their hands to mark the rhythm. In rare cases, however, is the little drum duf or darbaka employed.

    1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 370

Origin

  1. Arabicدَرْبُوكَة
  2. Arabicدَرْبُوكَة
  3. Englishdarbuka

Borrowed from Arabic دَرْبُوكَة (darbūka).

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Cite this entry
APA

darbuka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darbuka

MLA

“darbuka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darbuka. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “darbuka,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darbuka.

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