kettledrum

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noun

A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.

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timpanumkettletympanumtympanitimpani
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Meanings

nounkettledrum (plural kettledrums)

plural kettledrums · alternative kettle drum · alternative kettle-drum

  1. entertainmentA large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.

    Synonyms: timpanum

  2. datedAn informal social party at which a light snack is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.

Similar
timpanum

More synonyms by meaning

nouna large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it

Similar
kettletympanumtympanitimpani
Broader
percussion instrumentpercussive instrument
Also see
kettletimpanitympanum

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From kettle + drum.

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Translations

Bulgarian тимпан
  • тимпан (timpan)percussion instrument
Catalan timbala
  • timbalapercussion instrument
Chinese Mandarin 定音鼓
  • 定音鼓 (dìngyīngǔ)percussion instrument
Czech tympán
  • tympánpercussion instrument
Danish pauke
  • paukepercussion instrument
Dutch pauk
  • paukpercussion instrument
Esperanto timbalo
  • timbalopercussion instrument
Finnish patarumpu
  • patarumpupercussion instrument
French timbale
  • timbalepercussion instrument
German Kesselpauke, Pauke
  • Kesselpaukepercussion instrument
  • Paukepercussion instrument
Hungarian üstdob
  • üstdobpercussion instrument
Icelandic páka (usually in plural form: pákur)
  • páka (usually in plural form: pákur)percussion instrument
Irish citealdruma, tiompán
  • citealdrumapercussion instrument
  • tiompánpercussion instrument
Italian timpano
  • timpanopercussion instrument
Norwegian Bokmål pauke
  • paukepercussion instrument
Persian کوس
  • کوس (kôs)percussion instrument
Polish kocioł
  • kociołpercussion instrument
Portuguese tímpano, timbale
  • tímpanopercussion instrument
  • timbalepercussion instrument
Russian лита́вра
  • лита́вра (litávra)percussion instrument
Spanish tímpano, tímpanos
  • tímpanopercussion instrument
  • tímpanospercussion instrument
Tagalog atabal
  • atabalpercussion instrument
Cite this entry
APA

kettledrum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kettledrum

MLA

“kettledrum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kettledrum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kettledrum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kettledrum.

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