1. a large hammered dulcimer with metal strings, used especially in Hungarian and Romanian folk music
Usage: musical instrument

Examples

• The musician played a haunting melody on the cimbalom.
• Traditional Hungarian bands often feature a cimbalom player.
• She learned to play the cimbalom from her grandmother.
• The cimbalom’s metallic sound filled the concert hall.
• He struck the strings of the cimbalom with small hammers.
• The folk ensemble included violin, accordion, and cimbalom.