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Meaning of cimbalom | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsɪmbələm

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Bosanski cimbal
Čeština cimbál
Deutsch Zimbal
Français cymbalum
Hrvatski cimbal
Magyar cimbalom
Polski cymbały
Српски cimbal

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.
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