timbale
noun
Also timbale case a small shell made of batter, fried usually in a timbale iron.
timbales
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pluralof timbale.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
His siblings all play efficiently enough — Elías the bass, José the timbales, Cristina the guacharaca, Guadalupe percussion and Alfredo the keyboards — but Jorge is the band’s composer and driving creative force.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
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
Puente, by then, was playing the timbales, the tightly tuned drums that are the sparks on Latin dance music’s skillet.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2017
Fish timbales; cream sauce or lobster, shrimp oyster sauce, small potato balls.
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