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tamboura

A form of tambura — A type of long-necked lute-like stringed instrument found throughout the world.

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Meanings

nountamboura (plural tambouras)

plural tambouras

alternativeAlternative spelling of tambura.
There was a musician on tabla and tamboura, Ed Feldman, a reminder that Ms. Coltrane made music for Vedic meditation for about half her life, eventually founding an ashram in Southern California.
2008 June 19, Ben Ratliff, “Hymns and Blues in the Name of Family”, in New York Times

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tamboura

bureau dura Jura surah sura mura datura tempura pleura bravura katsura angostura coloratura tessitura caesura acciaccatura appoggiatura durra fioritura guipure pandura tambura tanpura witzchoura

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Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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