timbale

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noun

A drum-shaped mould used to cook food.

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timpanotimballotimbale case
OriginFrench timbale →
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Meanings

timbale1

nountimbale (plural timbales)

plural timbales

  1. A drum-shaped mould used to cook food.
  2. A dish of food cooked in such a mould.

    Synonyms: timpano, timballo

    1. A dish of poultry or fish pounded and mixed with egg white, cream, etc., poured into a mould.

      Synonyms: timpano, timballo

timbale2

nountimbale (plural timbales)

plural timbales

  1. A type of resonant drum, similar to a timpani but higher in pitch, used in Latin music.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dish of food cooked in such a mould.

Similar
timpanotimballo

nounA dish of poultry or fish pounded and mixed with egg white, cream, etc., poured into a mould.

Similar
timpanotimballo

More synonyms by meaning

nounsmall pastry shell for creamy mixtures of minced foods

Similar
timbale case
Broader
pastry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

timbale · noun

  1. Frenchtimbale
  2. Frenchtimbale
  3. Englishtimbale

Borrowed from French timbale.

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timbale · noun

  1. Spanishtimbal
  2. Englishtimbale

Borrowed from Spanish timbal, through the plural timbales.

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Translations

Finnish timbaali, timbaali
  • timbaalimould
  • timbaaliserving
Italian timballo
  • timballomould

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bimetalMaltbielimbate
Cite this entry
APA

timbale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timbale

MLA

“timbale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timbale. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “timbale,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timbale.

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