Etymology

cimbalom

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Today it means: A type of concert hammered dulcimer used primarily in the music of Central and Eastern Europe. Full definition →

Hungarian cimbalom
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  1. Hungarian · borrowed fromcimbalom
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From Hungarian cimbalom. Doublet of cymbal.

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