Adufe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Adufe is a noun meaning A traditional square tambourine, found in Portugal and elsewhere, of Moorish origin.
Meaning
A traditional square tambourine, found in Portugal and elsewhere, of Moorish origin.
Example Sentences
A feature of Beira Baixa music, and found elsewhere too, is the adufe.
[...] we can identify the following rhythmic sesquialtera pattern in the melody played on the violin and the adufe drum, which make the connection .
The adufe is also found in Egypt. This double-headed square frame drum, which is roughly the same size as the tar, may have bells attached inside the drum for varying timbres.
Word Forms
- adufes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pandeiro, tamborim, atabaque, atabal, attabal, tambour.
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