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tambo

Pronunciation: /ˈtambo/

“tambo” is an Indonesian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. annal, chronicle, legend, history.
  2. a description of the history of an area which is often mixed with fairy tales
  3. a percussion instrument from Aceh, similar in shape to a drum, made from iboh trunk, cowhide, and rattan as a skin stretcher

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tambo, tambu, from Minangkabau [Term?].

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