timpani

(Anglès)

The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.

timpano

A timbale (food).

Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈtɪmpəni/
Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from Italian timpani, plural of timpano (“drum”), from Latin tympanum (“drum”), from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon), from τύπτω (túptō, “I strike, I hit”). Doublet of tympanum, timbre, timbal, and tymbal.

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