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timple

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tim-ple
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional musical instrument of the Canary Islands and Murcia, having four or more commonly five strings, and similar in size to a ukulele but with a distinctive semi-round back.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish timple, from tiple, of uncertain etymology.

Inflected Forms

timples (plural)

Rhymes With

simple pimple dimple wimple scrimple rimple crimple limple

Questions

What does timple mean?
A traditional musical instrument of the Canary Islands and Murcia, having four or more commonly five strings, and similar in size to a ukulele but with a distinctive semi-round back.
Where does timple come from?
Borrowed from Spanish timple, from tiple, of uncertain etymology.

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