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tymbal

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(timbəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tym•bal  (timbəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Insectstimbal.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tymbal /ˈtɪmbəl/ n
  1. a variant spelling of timbal
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tim•bal  (timbəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancea kettledrum.
  2. 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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
timbal, tymbal /ˈtɪmbəl/ n
  1. 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
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