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timbale

timbale

1 9.9
A small baked pastry shell filled with a creamy mix of meat, fish, or vegetables
  • noun
  • /tɪmˈbɑːl/
translation icon : timbale
  • rare roasted partridge breast in raspberry coulis with a sorrel timbale.
  • timbale molds
  • seafood timbales
  • serve the timbales

Examples

  • To serve, unmold the timbales onto plates.

  • Serve the timbales as a first course at a formal dinner party or as part of a holiday buffet.

  • It turned out he plays timbales.

    Blog text (27)

  • Conga, bongo, timbale.

    Band Aid (2017)

  • We got to work with some of the greatest musicians, the bassist Jorge Reyes, and Chanquito, who completely reinvented how you play timbales and cowbells.

    Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari (2023)

  • In particular, the chicha timbales player either imitates the sound of the cumbia guiro pattern with brushes on the drum head, or the bell pattern rim shots or mounted double bells.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Delicate seafood timbales can be assembled a day ahead of your party.

Synonyms

bouchée
vstimbale
9.9

A small puff pastry shell filled with a savory mixture and served as an appetizer

is baked and served as a savory dish not only as an appetizer
timbales
vstimbale
9.0

Small baked dishes served individually as a starter or dessert

is specifically a savory filled pastry shell baked rather than sweet or molded

Compounds

timbale case
9.9

A small baked pastry cup that holds creamy fillings like chicken or mushrooms as an appetizer

Surface Forms

timbale singular
timbales plural

Etymology

Timbale comes from an old word timpano meaning 'drum', the same idea as timpani (a kind of drum). Chefs called the dish this because the filled pastry is round and drum-like, so a timbale is a small round pastry baked with a savory filling.