HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Back to search

cimbalom

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsɪmbələm

Definitions

A type of concert hammered dulcimer used primarily in the music of Central and Eastern Europe.

Equivalents

Françaiscymbalum
DeutschZimbal
6 more languages
Bosanskicimbal
Češtinacimbál
Hrvatskicimbal
Magyarcimbalom
Polskicymbały
Српскиcimbal

Examples

Either/Or, including Anthony Burr, clarinetist; Jane Rigler, flutist; and Richard Carrick and David Shively, percussionists, also employed the cimbalom, the Hungarian pianolike mutant whose twang remains familiar to boozy evenings in late-night Central European bars.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See cimbalom used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free