Icon for pandereta — tambourine
pandereta
tambourine
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder, María Virginia BruzzoNative Speaker, Argentina
A percussion instrument with jingles
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A pandereta is a tambourine, which is a smaller and cuter pandero0 with little jingles.
pandereta
tambourine
A circular hand-held percussion instrument with metal jingles around the edge.
La niña tocaba la pandereta mientras el grupo cantaba villancicosThe girl played the tambourine while the group sang Christmas carols
Ella sacudió la pandereta al ritmo de la músicaShe shook the tambourine to the beat of the music