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nountimbalero (plural timbaleros)
plural timbaleros
- One who plays the timbales.
“The timbales are for providing accompaniment, backup for the group; and a good timbalero must have a strong left hand to play the tumbao and pailas or cascara,” he said, referring to different rhythmic patterns in a measure.
2009 April 13, A. E. Velez, “Manny Oquendo, Latin Band Leader and Stylistic Innovator, Dies at 78”, in New York Times
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APA
timbalero. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timbalero
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“timbalero.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timbalero. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “timbalero,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timbalero.
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