tim·bal also tym·bal (t m b l)n. A kettledrum. [French timbale, from Old French, alteration (influenced by cymbale, cymbals) of tamballe, alteration (influenced by tambour, drum) of Old Spanish atabal, small drum, from Arabic a  -abl, the drum : al-, the + abl, drum; see tabla.] |
timbal, tymbal [ˈtɪmbəl]
n
(Music / Instruments) Music a type of kettledrum
[from French timbale, from Old French tamballe, (associated also with cymbale cymbal), from Old Spanish atabal, from Arabic at-tabl the drum]
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