timbale

American  

[tim-buhl, tan-bal, teem-bah-le] / ˈtɪm bəl, tɛ̃ˈbal, timˈbɑ lɛ /

noun

timbales plural

1. Also timbale case a small shell made of batter, fried usually in a timbale iron.

2. a preparation, usually richly sauced, of minced meat, fish, or vegetables served in a timbale or other crust.

3. 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.

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timbale British  

/ tɛ̃bal, tæmˈbɑːl /

noun

1. a mixture of meat, fish, etc, in a rich sauce, cooked in a mould lined with potato or pastry

2. a plain straight-sided mould in which such a dish is prepared

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• timbales
  plural

Etymology

Origin of timbale

First recorded in 1815–25; from French: literally, “kettledrum”; see origin at timbal

Example Sentences

In the mammoth dining saloon amidships or in the tonier Verandah Grill on the afterdeck, first-class passengers ate sirloin steaks, Timbale de Volaille P�rigord, pineapple souffle, coupe Jacques.

From Time Magazine Archive

An opera entitled "Le Timbre d'Argent," not to be confounded with Vasseur's operetta "La Timbale d'Argent," was written before the war of 1870, and was destined for the Op�ra Comique Theatre.

From Masters of French Music by Hervey, Arthur

Timbale with a very rich sauce of cream and pâté de foie gras might perhaps be followed by French chops, broiled chicken or some other light, plain meat.

From Etiquette by Post, Emily

Beef Timbale Chop fine any left-over tough bits of lean beef.

From Made-Over Dishes by Rorer, Sarah Tyson Heston

Peas in White Sauce make a pleasing addition to Salmon Timbale, Tuna fish or other cooked fish may be used instead of salmon.

From School and Home Cooking by Greer, Carlotta Cherryholmes