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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tim•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
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: timbal, tymbal /ˈtɪmbəl/ 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 |