timbal

/timˈbal/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
timbales

Meaning

  1. kettledrum

    • Tocó el timbal.

      He played the kettledrum.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

hervidor

Close — both are named "kettle"-something, a kettledrum and a kettle.

Similar in other languages

English

kettle

Close — a kettledrum relates to a kettle.

Practice

1 What does timbal mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tocó el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches timbal?

noun

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