tsimbl

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noun

A cymbalom, or hammered dulcimer, used in klezmer music.

OriginYiddish צימבל →
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Meanings

nountsimbl (plural tsimbls)

plural tsimbls

  1. entertainmentA cymbalom, or hammered dulcimer, used in klezmer music.

Origin

  1. Yiddishצימבל
  2. Englishtsimbl

From Yiddish צימבל (tsimbl). Doublet of cymbal.

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APA

tsimbl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsimbl

MLA

“tsimbl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsimbl. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tsimbl,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsimbl.

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