cimbal

See also: cimbál

English

Etymology

From Italian ciambella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪmbəl/

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• Rhymes: -ɪmbəl
• Homophones: cymbal, symbol

Noun

cimbal (plural cimbals)

1. (obsolete) A kind of confectionery or cake.
   • 1867, Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Guardian Angel:

     The genteel form of doughnut called in the native dialect cymbal […] which graced the board with its plastic forms.

2. Obsolete spelling of cymbal.

References

• “cimbal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• lambic

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cymbalum

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkim.bɑl/

Noun

cimbal m

1. cymbal

Descendants

• English: cymbal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cymbale.

Noun

cimbal n (plural cimbale)

1. cymbal

Declension

Declension of cimbal

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) cimbal	cimbalul	(niște) cimbale	cimbalele
genitive/dative	(unui) cimbal	cimbalului	(unor) cimbale	cimbalelor
vocative	cimbalule		cimbalelor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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Noun

cìmbal m (Cyrillic spelling цѝмбал)

1. a cymbal

Declension

Declension of cimbal

	singular	plural
nominative	cimbal	cimbali
genitive	cimbala	cimbala
dative	cimbalu	cimbalima
accusative	cimbal	cimbale
vocative	cimbale	cimbali
locative	cimbalu	cimbalima
instrumental	cimbalom	cimbalima

See also

• cimbalo
• tȁs