timbal

or tym·bal

[ tim-buhl ]

noun
  1. a kettledrum.

  2. Entomology. a vibrating membrane in certain insects, as the cicada.

Origin of timbal

1
1670–80; <French, Middle French timbale, alteration (by association with cymbalecymbal) of tamballe, itself alteration (by association with tambour drum, tambour) of Spanish atabal<Arabic al ṭabl the drum

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How to use timbal in a sentence

  • Serve in pattie shells of baked pastry or in timbal cases or on buttered toast.

British Dictionary definitions for timbal

timbal

tymbal

/ (ˈtɪmbəl) /


noun
  1. music a type of kettledrum

Origin of timbal

1
C17: 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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