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goblet drum

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A drum (membranophone) with a goblet-shaped body, usually one-headed.

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noun

Meaning 2

A drum, shaped like a goblet, from the Middle East and North Africa; a darbuka.

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دَرْبُوكَة (darbūka) — drum with a goblet-shaped body
  • Polish: darbuka — drum with a goblet-shaped body
  • Arabic: دَرْبُوكَة (darbūka) — drum from the Middle-East and North Africa
  • Catalan: djembé — drum from the Middle-East and North Africa
  • Finnish: darbuka — drum from the Middle-East and North Africa
  • Hebrew: דרבוקה (darbúka) — drum from the Middle-East and North Africa
  • Polish: darbuka — drum from the Middle-East and North Africa