Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• aduffe

Noun

adufe m

1. (music) a traditional square tambourine of Moorish origin.
   • 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Martin de Ginzo, B 1277: A do mui bon parecer (facsimile)

     Mandoulo aduffe tanger

     [she] ordered [them] to play the adufe

Descendants

• Galician: adufe
• Portuguese: adufe

Portuguese

adufes

Etymology

From Old Portuguese adufe, from Arabic دُف ‎(duf, “tambourine”), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯 ‎(dap, “daf”), from Sumerian 𒁾 ‎(dub, “tablet”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈðu.fɨ/
• Hyphenation: a‧du‧fe

Noun

adufe m (plural adufes)

1. (music) a traditional square tambourine of Moorish origin.