tamburo

drum

noun tahm-BOO-roh Rare

Also means

barrel

Usage Note

Tamburo is masculine: il tamburo, i tamburi. In music it is a generic drum; for the snare specifically Italians say rullante. In mechanics, tamburo refers to a cylindrical drum (e.g. a brake drum or a washing-machine drum). The idiom a tamburo battente means 'immediately, without delay'.

Examples

"Suona il tamburo con ritmo perfetto."

Natural Translation

He plays the drum with perfect rhythm.

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