timbal

or tym·bal

[ tim-buhl ]

noun

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

timbal

/ ˈtɪmbəl /

noun

1. music a type of kettledrum

Word History and Origins

Origin of timbal¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of timbal¹

C17: from French timbale, from Old French tamballe, (associated also with cymbale cymbal), from Old Spanish atabal, from Arabic at-tabl the drum

Example Sentences

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

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