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Where does “atabal” come from?

atabal (English) comes from Spanish atabal, from Arabic الطَّبْل, from Arabic طَبَلَ — to drum.

atabal (English): A kettledrum; a kind of tabor used by the Moors

Definitions

  1. A kettledrum; a kind of tabor used by the Moors

Ancestry of “atabal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishatabalatabal
2Arabicالطَّبْل—
3Arabicطَبَلَto drum
Every word from Arabic طَبَلَ →