tímpano
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See also: timpano
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tympanum (“drum”), from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, “drum”). Doublet of timbre.
Pronunciation
Noun
tímpano m (plural tímpanos)
- (anatomy) eardrum; tympanum (membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear)
- Synonym: ouvido
- (music) kettledrum (large drum with a tunable drumhead)
- (architecture) tympanum (space between the sides of a pediment)
- (biology) tympanum (hearing organ of some amphibians and insects)
- the part of a bell that is struck by the clapper
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Further reading
- “tímpano” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin tympanum, from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon). Doublet of timbre.
Pronunciation
Noun
tímpano m (plural tímpanos)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tímpano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10