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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

Čeština cimbál
Français cymbalum
Polski cymbały

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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