tamboura

/ tæmˈbʊərə /

noun

1. an instrument with a long neck, four strings, and no frets, used in Indian music to provide a drone

Word History and Origins

Origin of tamboura¹

from Persian tanbūr, from Arabic tunbūr

Example Sentences

It starts with my mother, Moki Cherry, on tamboura droning away and Charlie Haden’s sublime bass; this goes on for several minutes.

From New York Times

“If John said, ‘I want to sing from a Himalayan mountaintop,’ or George said, ‘I want to play more sitar and tamboura,’ they’d go, ‘Yeah, great!’

From Los Angeles Times

The internet cut was due to expire on Wednesday evening, but the government ordered it extended for another 96 hours, citing the same legal provision in a statement signed by government spokesperson Ousseni Tamboura.

From Reuters

Hours earlier, however, Tamboura provided a different explanation for the initial internet cut in comments to reporters.

From Reuters

The military detachment in Inata, in the Sahel’s Soum province, was attacked Sunday at 5 a.m. by unidentified armed groups, said Burkina Faso’s Communications Minister Ousseni Tamboura.

From Seattle Times