Italian

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Etymology

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From tamburo +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tam.buˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: tam‧bu‧rà‧re

Verb

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tamburàre (first-person singular present tambùro, first-person singular past historic tamburài, past participle tamburàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (uncommon, intransitive) to drum (to beat a drum) [auxiliary avere]
  2. (rare, intransitive) to drum (to make a drumming sound) [auxiliary avere]
    Synonym: tamburellare
  3. (rare, transitive) to beat, to hit
    Synonyms: percuotere, picchiare
  4. (historical, transitive) to secretly denounce
    Synonym: intamburare
  5. (carpentry, transitive) to build with a particular method (tamburamento)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • tamburare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana