timbale

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

tim·bale

noun \ˈtim-bəl; tim-ˈbäl, tam-\

Definition of TIMBALE

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 mixture
2
also tim·bal \ˈtim-bəl\ : one of a set of single-headed cylindrical drums played with sticks —usually used in plural

Origin of TIMBALE

French, literally, kettledrum
First Known Use: 1824

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