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tamburitza definition

tam·bu·ritza (tam′bə rit′sə, täm′-; täm bo̵or′it-, tam-)

noun

any of a family of plucked stringed instruments of South Slavic regions, somewhat resembling the mandolin

Etymology: Serb, ult. < Ar ṭunbūr, a stringed instrument: see tambour

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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