Main Entry:

tim·bale

Pronunciation:

\ˈtim-bəl; tim-ˈbäl, tam-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, literally, kettledrum

Date:

1824

1 a: a creamy mixture (as of meat or vegetables) baked in a mold ; also : the mold in which it is baked b: a small pastry shell filled with a cooked timbale mixture2also tim·bal \ˈtim-bəl\ : one of a set of single-headed cylindrical drums played with sticks —usually used in plural