pandero

See also: panděro

Latin

Verb

panderō

1. first-person singular future perfect active indicative of pandō

Spanish

Etymology

From at least early Medieval Latin pandōrium (“piped instrument”), after Pan, according to Isidore of Seville, from Ancient Greek Πάν (Pán). Writing in thirteenth century Iberia, Juan Gil de Zamora, closely following Isidore but altering the passage, describes it as an instrument similar to the tambourine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /panˈdeɾo/ [pãn̪ˈd̪e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: pan‧de‧ro

Noun

pandero m (plural panderos)

1. tambourine (percussion instrument consisting of a small hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread)

   Synonym: pandereta

Derived terms

• pandera
• pandereta

 

Further reading

• “pandero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014