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Cymbal vs Cimbal - What's the difference?

cymbal | cimbal |

As nouns the difference between cymbal and cimbal

is that cymbal is a concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like while cimbal is a kind of confectionery or cake.

cymbal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (musical instruments) a concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.

    • Derived terms

    * cymbalist

    cimbal

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A kind of confectionery or cake.
    • (Nares)
    (Webster 1913) ---- ==Serbo-Croatian==

    Noun

  • a cymbal

    • See also

    * cimbalo * tas