(also cym·ba·lom ) / ˈsɪmbələm; NAmE / noun
a large musical instrument that consists of a board or box over which strings of different lengths are stretched, that you play with your fingers or with two small hammers
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Hungarian , from Italian cembalo , cimbalo , from Latin cymbalum , from Greek kumbalon , from kumbē cup.