terbang

noun

ter·​bang ˈtər-ˌbäŋ 

plural terbangs

: an Indonesian frame drum or tambourine

Of these frame drums, the Indonesians possess a tambourine known as the terbang, which was used in traditional Javanese Muslim–influenced music …

—Matt Dean, The Drum, 2012

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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