timpani
Meaning
The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.
timpano
A timbale (food).
Translations
Kesselpauken
timbales
tímpano
timpani
tímpano
τύμπανο
timbal
paukPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɪmpəni/
Etymology
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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