tarpa

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noun

A wind instrument that is played by blowing into a reservoir chamber that is connected to two bamboo pipes attached to a resonating chamber. It is primarily played by the Western Indian Warli tribe.

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Meanings

nountarpa (plural tarpas)

plural tarpas

  1. A wind instrument that is played by blowing into a reservoir chamber that is connected to two bamboo pipes attached to a resonating chamber. It is primarily played by the Western Indian Warli tribe.

Origin

From Marathi तारपा (tārpā)

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

apartprataPatar
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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