← All words
noun, masculine

pandero

/panˈdeɾo/

noun, masculine/panˈdeɾo/plural: panderos

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

Synonyms: pandereta, cometa

From Old Spanish pandero, 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.

pandero — Spanish Dictionary | Passage