atabal

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atabal

/ˈætəbɑːl/

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Borrowed from Spanish atabal, from Arabic الطَّبْل (aṭ-ṭabl, “drum”), طَبَلَ (ṭabala, “to drum”). Compare tabor, tymbal, tabla, davul.

noun atabals

A kettledrum; a kind of tabor used by the Moors. The night was wild, the atabal / Scarce echoed on the rampart wall.

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@misc{atabal_2026,
  title = {atabal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/atabal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}