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timbal

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɪmb^əl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tim′bəl)

tim•bal (tim′bəl),USA pronunciation n.

Music and Dancea kettledrum.
Insects[Entomol.]a vibrating membrane in certain insects, as the cicada.

Also, tymbal.

Arabic al ṭabl the drum
French, Middle French timbale, alteration (by association with cymbale cymbal) of tamballe, itself alteration (by association with tambour drum, tambour) of Spanish atabal
1670–80

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timbal, tymbal /ˈtɪmb^əl/ n

a type of kettledrum

Etymology: 17th Century: from French timbale, from Old French tamballe, (associated also with cymbale cymbal), from Old Spanish atabal, from Arabic at-tabl the drum

'timbal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

tymbal - timbale

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