atabal/ˈætəbɑːl/EtymologyBorrowed from Spanish atabal, from Arabic الطَّبْل (aṭ-ṭabl, “drum”), طَبَلَ (ṭabala, “to drum”). Compare tabor, tymbal, tabla, davul.atabal means A kettledrum; a kind of tabor used by the Moors. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounA kettledrum; a kind of tabor used by the Moors.“The night was wild, the atabal / Scarce echoed on the rampart wall.”