English Explanatory Dictionary

rhombos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A musical instrument used in ancient mystical ceremonies, whirled to producing a roaring sound.

Word forms

rhombos rhomboi

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos, “bullroarer”), from ῥέμβω (rhémbō, “to turn around”).

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