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