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cimbalom

/ˈsɪmbələm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
cim-balom
IPA
/ˈsɪmbələm/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of concert hammered dulcimer used primarily in the music of Central and Eastern Europe.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hungarian cimbalom. Doublet of cymbal.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cimbaloms (plural) cymbalom (alternative) cymbalum (alternative) kymbalon (alternative) tymbalon (alternative) zimbalon (alternative) zimbaloon (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce cimbalom?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪmbələm/.
What does cimbalom mean?
A type of concert hammered dulcimer used primarily in the music of Central and Eastern Europe.
Where does cimbalom come from?
It is traced to Hungarian.

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