zimbalon

[ zim-buh-lon ]

/ ˈzɪm bəˌlɒn /

noun

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Question 1 of 11

Which of the following bird names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?

owl

crow

piranha

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Words nearby zimbalon

zilpah, zimarra, zimbabwe, zimbabwean, zimbalist, zimbalon, zimmer, zinc, zinc blende, zinc chloride, zinc green

Definition for zimbalon (2 of 2)

cymbalom

or cym·ba·lon cim·ba·lom, zim·ba·lon

[ sim-buh-luh m ]

/ ˈsɪm bə ləm /

noun

a complex zither played especially in Hungary.

Origin of cymbalom

< Hungarian cimbalom < Latin cymbalum cymbal