timbale
Americannoun
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Also timbale case a small shell made of batter, fried usually in a timbale iron.
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a preparation, usually richly sauced, of minced meat, fish, or vegetables served in a timbale or other crust.
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Also called timbales creoles. timbales. two conjoined Afro-Cuban drums similar to bongos but wider in diameter and played with drumsticks instead of the hands.
noun
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a mixture of meat, fish, etc, in a rich sauce, cooked in a mould lined with potato or pastry
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a plain straight-sided mould in which such a dish is prepared
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Etymology
Origin of timbale
First recorded in 1815–25; from French: literally, “kettledrum”; see origin at timbal
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Michael Peña’s Luis, a confederate of Rudd’s cat-burglar-turned-miniature-hero Scott Lang, is still telling overly drawn-out stories of dubious relevance to the plot over a funky timbale rattle.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2018
Use your timbale ring/cup to make slices of roasted red peppers, mango slices, avocado slices, courgettes, roasted sweet potato and pineapple.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 13, 2015
Across the lawn, I heard a promising sound and followed the notes to a group of pied percussionists banging away on conga, bongo, djembe and timbale drums.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2015
At a gathering in June 2013 in Ghent, Belgium 23 chefs interpreted a 19th-century recipe for a chicken-and-aspic timbale; that fall they went to Lima to riff on an octopus dish by Gastón Acurio.
From Time ● Apr. 9, 2014
The coffee may be in tin timbale moulds.
From Gala Day Luncheons A Little Book of Suggestions by Burrell, Caroline Benedict
Sandoval maintains a fiery pace throughout the album, commanding not only the trumpet, but the timbales and piano.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
An eight-piece band plays brass, electric guitar, bongos and timbales, filling the room with music as dancers twirl in a dizzying array.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
He learned how to play percussion instruments — the bongos, timbales, congas, güiro — by watching others and playing along to classic songs.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
A resident of the luxury apartments down the block complained about the neighborhood’s signature soundtrack, eventually prompting T-Mobile to ask owner Donald Campbell to silence the congas and timbales.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2019
Mix well and serve in patty shells, or timbales.
From Civic League Cook Book by
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