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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
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