tambor
tambor
masculine noun
1drum (Mús & mechanics); cylinder (de pistola)
2eardrum (anatomy)
masculine or feminine noun
3drummer (tamborilero)
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tambor [tam-bor’]
noun
1A drum. (m)
2Drummer (persona). (m)
- Baquetas del tambor -> drumsticks
- Tambor mayor -> drummajor
3Small inclosure as a screen to the gates of a fortress. (Military) (m)
4A small room, made in another room by partition-walls, tambor or wooden screen at the doors of churches. (m)
5Tambor, tholus, keystone of a vaulted roof or cupola. (Architecture) (m)
6Barrel, arbor, of a watch or clock any cylindrical part of machinery. (m)
7Tambor-frame for embroidering silk, muslin, or linen. (m)
- Tambor del oído -> ear drum
8Burlap (tela). (Caribbean & Mexico) (m)
Hence further: rolling-pin, band-pulley, tumbler, wheel-house, paddle-box.
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