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adufe

a square frame drum of Moorish originpandero cuadrado de origen morisco

Comes from Arabic

الدُّفّ

ad-duff

“the frame drum”«el pandero»

Arabic today says

دُفّ

duff

And it still does

Root

د ف ف

d-f-f

The article

Spanish kept the Arabic article al- glued to the word.

The story

It is still played in Portugal (adufe) and in parts of Extremadura and Castile. The sun letter d assimilates the article: ad-duff.Todavía se toca en Portugal (adufe) y en zonas de Extremadura y Castilla. La d solar asimila el artículo: ad-duff.

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