taphon

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noun

A type of double-headed barrel drum used in Thailand.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nountaphon (plural taphons)

plural taphons

  1. A type of double-headed barrel drum used in Thailand.

Origin

  1. Thaiตะโพน
  2. Englishtaphon

Borrowed from Thai ตะโพน (dtà-poon).

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APA

taphon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taphon

MLA

“taphon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taphon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taphon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taphon.

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