kettledrum
English
noun
Definitions
- (musical instruments) A large hemispherical brass percussion instrument (one of the timpani) with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting its tension.
- (dated) An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening.
Etymology
Compound from English kettle + English drum (instrument).
Origin
English
drum
Gloss
instrument
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedrum English
- drum English
- drumbeat English
- drumbeater English
- drumbeating English
- drumdried English
- drumette English
- drumfire English
- drumfish English
- drumful English
- drumfunk English
- drumhead English
- drumless English
- drumlike English
- drumline English
- drummer English
- drummest English
- drummeth English
- drummie English
- drummist English
- drummy English
- drumology English
- drumskin English
- drumstick English
- eardrum English
- kettle English
- kettlebell English
- kettlebelly English
- kettledrummer English
- kettledrumming English
- kettleful English
- kettlelike English
- kettler English
- kickdrum English
- nanodrum English
- redrum English
- rollerdrum English
- teakettle English
- drum Dutch, Flemish
- ドラム Japanese
- ketel Middle English
- citeal Irish
- druma Irish
- केतली Hindi
- drwm Welsh
- trommelslach Middle Dutch
- કીટલી Gujarati
- 드럼 Korean
- igedlela Zulu
- किटली Marathi
- ਕੇਤਲੀ Panjabi, Punjabi
- drom Mauritian Creole
- kitil Brunei Malay
- ndarama Kikuyu, Gikuyu
- ketolo Sikaiana
- drum
- redrum
- bedrum
- kettle
- drummy
- drumful
- drummer
- kettler
- drummie
- eardrum
- drumline
- drumless
- drumfish
- kickdrum
- drummist
- drummeth
- drumlike
- drummest
- drumbeat
- drumfire
- drumskin
- nanodrum
- drumette
- drumhead
- drumfunk
- kettleful
- drumdried
- teakettle
- drumology
- drumstick
- drumbeater
- kettlelike
- rollerdrum
- kettlebell
- drumbeating
- kettlebelly
- kettledrummer
- kettledrumming