cimbalom
noun/ˈsɪmbələm/
/ˈsɪmbələm/
(also cymbalom)
- a large musical instrument that consists of a board or box over which strings of different lengths are stretched. You play it with your fingers or with two small hammers.Topics Musicc2Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Hungarian, from Italian cembalo, cimbalo, from Latin cymbalum, from Greek kumbalon, from kumbē ‘cup’.
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