cymbalom

or cym·ba·lon cim·ba·lom, zim·ba·lon

[ sim-buh-luhm ]

noun
  1. a complex zither played especially in Hungary.

Origin of cymbalom

1
<Hungarian cimbalom<Latin cymbalumcymbal

Words Nearby cymbalom

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How to use cymbalom in a sentence

  • In mad pursuit, over a country black as Servian politics went the cymbalom, closely followed by two clarinets—in B and E flat.

    Franz Liszt | James Huneker