atabaque

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese atabaque, from Arabic الطَّبَق (aṭ-ṭabaq, “plate”).

Noun

atabaque (plural atabaques)

1. A tall Afro-Brazilian hand drum, traditionally having its shell made of jacaranda wood.

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese atavaque, borrowed from Arabic طَبَق (ṭabaq). Cognate with Spanish tabaque (“wicker basket”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.taˈba.ki/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.taˈba.ki/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.taˈba.ke/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.tɐˈba.kɨ/ [ɐ.tɐˈβa.kɨ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aki, (Portugal) -akɨ
• Hyphenation: a‧ta‧ba‧que

Noun

atabaque m (plural atabaques)

1. kettledrum

   Synonym: atabal

2. timbales
3. atabaque

Derived terms

• atabaqueiro

Descendants

• → English: atabaque

References

• “atabaque”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “atabaque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “atabaque”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “atabaque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025