Middle English, from Anglo-French, ultimately from Persian tabīr drum
1587, in the meaning defined above
taboo
tabor
Tabora
“Tabor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabor. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.
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