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timbrel

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tim·brel  (tmbrl)
n.
An ancient percussion instrument similar to a tambourine.
[Diminutive of Middle English timbre, drum, from Old French; see timbre.]
timbrel [ˈtɪmbrəl]
n
(Music / Instruments) Chiefly biblical another word for tambourine
[from Old French; see timbre]
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Noun1.timbrel - small hand drum similar to a tambourinetimbrel - small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
drum, membranophone, tympan - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
Translations
timbrel [ˈtɪmbrəl] N → pandereta f
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