How to Say "cymbals" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “cymbals” is “platillo” — B2 level.
English → SpanishB2
nounB2
musical percussion instrument
Examples
El músico chocó los platillos al final de la canción.
The musician crashed the cymbals at the end of the song.
La balanza tiene dos platillos de metal.
The scale has two metal pans.
Plural for instruments
When talking about the musical instrument, it is almost always used in the plural ('los platillos') because they usually come in pairs.
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