Pandero
/pænˈdɛəroʊ/noun
A type of small frame drum, especially in Spanish and Latin American music.
Did you know?Pandero is historically tied to the same ancient Greek root as *pan*, the god of wild, ecstatic nature, because the instrument name ultimately comes from a word for a hand drum used in festive and ritual contexts.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
pándoura / pandouros
“A stringed instrument or related musical term in Greek tradition”
Late Latin
Latin
pandura
“A three-stringed lute-like instrument”
Old Spanish
Spanish
pandero
“A frame drum or tambourine”
Modern English
English
pandero
“A Spanish frame drum, especially in folk and Latin music”