cym·bal 
(sĭmbəl)
(sĭmbəl)n.
A percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass plate that makes a loud clashing tone when hit with a drumstick or when used in pairs.
[Middle English, from Old English and from Old French cymbale, both from Latin cymbalum, from Greek kumbalon, from kumbē, bowl.]
cym′bal·eer (sĭm′bə-lîr), cymbal·er, cymbal·ist n.
cymbal