Main Entry:

cym·bal

Pronunciation:

\ˈsim-bəl\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English cymbal & Anglo-French cymbele, from Latin cymbalum, from Greek kymbalon, from kymbē bowl, boat

Date:

before 12th century

: a concave brass plate that produces a brilliant clashing tone and that is struck with a drumstick or is used in pairs struck glancingly together

— cym·bal·ist \-bə-list\ noun