Meanings
nounpandeiro (plural pandeiros)
plural pandeiros
- A type of hand-held frame drum with a round wooden frame and six pairs of metal discs fit along the sides, and an animal skin or nylon head; similar to a tambourine but with head tension that can be tuned and crisper, drier, and less sustained jingles, used in a number of Brazilian music forms.
- A square double-skinned frame drum, often with a bell inside, used in medieval Spanish/Moorish music.
Origin
- Latinpandurium
- Portuguesepandeiro
- Englishpandeiro
From Portuguese pandeiro, from Latin pandurium.
More words from Portuguese, Latin
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Japanese パンデイロ
- パンデイロ (pandeiro)a hand-held frame drum with a round wooden frame
Polish pandeiro
- pandeiroa hand-held frame drum with a round wooden frame
Portuguese adufe, pandeiro
- adufea square double-skinned frame drum
- pandeiroa hand-held frame drum with a round wooden frame
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pandeiro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pandeiro
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“pandeiro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pandeiro. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pandeiro,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pandeiro.
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