Definition
A harpsichord, an early keyboard instrument that produces sound by plucking strings with mechanical picks rather than striking them.
Etymology
From Italian cembalo, ultimately from Latin cymbalum meaning cymbal. The name references the instrument's bright, resonant, cymbal-like tone.
Kelly Says
The cembalo is basically the mechanical ancestor of the piano—instead of hammers hitting strings, it had tiny picks that plucked them, which is why harpsichord music sounds so delicate and sparkly compared to modern piano.
Translations
CACatalà
clavecí
kla-ve-si
CSČeština
cembalo
tsɛmˈbaːlo
DADansk
cembalo
tsɛmˈbaːlo
DEDeutsch
Cembalo
tsɛmˈbaːlo
ELΕλληνικά
τσέμπολο
tse-mpo-lo
ESEspañol
cembalo
semb-ah-loh
FAفارسی
بیپیانو
bi-pi-ya-no
FISuomi
cembalo
tsɛmˈbaːlo
FRFrançais
cémbalo
sɛ̃.ba.lo
HEעברית
צ'מבלו
t͡sʰɛm-ˈbə-lo
HUMagyar
cembalo
t͡sɛmˈbaːlo
IDBahasa Indonesia
cembalo
tsemba-loh
ITItaliano
cembalo
tʃɛmˈbaːlo
MSBahasa Melayu
cembalo
tsɛmˈbaːlo
NLNederlands
cembalo
tsɛmˈbaːlo
NONorsk
cembalo
tsɛmˈbaːlo
PLPolski
cembalo
t͡sɛmˈbalo
PTPortuguês
cravo
kra-vuh
RORomână
cembalo
tsɛmˈbaːlo
SVSvenska
cembalo
tsɛmˈbaːlo
TRTürkçe
cembalo
çem-ba-loh
UKУкраїнська
цімбало
t͡sɪmˈbalo
VITiếng Việt
đàn cembalo
dan chem-ba-loh