CYMBAL


Meaning of CYMBAL in English

[ 'sɪmb(ə)l ]

■ noun a musical instrument consisting of a slightly concave round brass plate which is either struck against another one or struck with a stick.

Derivatives

~ist noun

Origin

OE, from L. ~um , from Gk kumbalon , from kumbē 'cup'; readopted in ME from OFr. ~e .

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