# timple

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A traditional musical instrument of the Canary Islands and Murcia, having four or more commonly five strings, and similar in size to a ukulele but with a distinctive semi-round back.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish timple, from tiple, of uncertain etymology.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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