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timbales

9.0

Small baked dishes served individually as a starter or dessert

noun
/tɪmˈbɑːleɪz/

: timbales

The dessert consisted of rich chocolate timbales, served with a drizzle of caramel sauce.
Mushroom timbales

Examples

For the appetizer, we had individual timbales filled with savory mushroom and cheese.
She learned to make vegetable timbales during her cooking class in Paris.
The chef served elegant timbales filled with spinach and cheese as a starter.
For dessert, we enjoyed sweet timbales made with custard and berries.
The chef prepared delicious timbales for the guests.
Would you like to try some timbales at the party?
At the restaurant, the chef prepared mini timbales of roasted vegetables for the starters.

Synonyms

canapé

vstimbales

5 4.0

A small piece of bread or cracker with a savory topping served before a meal

is baked or molded in a round pan rather than served on bread

taquito

vstimbales

5 6.5

A small rolled tortilla filled with meat or cheese and fried until crisp

is baked or molded in a round pan instead of rolled and fried

timbale

vstimbales

1 9.9

A small baked pastry shell filled with a creamy mix of meat, fish, or vegetables

is broader, used for both savory and sweet molded small dishes

pattypan

vstimbales

9.0

A small tart baked in a shallow round baking tin and served as a single pastry

is a more general small baked or molded dish served as appetizer or dessert

How Rich

entremets

Specialized

9.9

timbales

9.0

tartlet

2 4.8

canape

1 6.3

Surface Forms

timbales plural

Morphology

timbales = timbale (transparent) = timbale + s

Regular plural '-s' added to the singular 'timbale'; the plural form directly denotes multiple individual dishes of that type.

Etymology

Timbales as a food word comes from French timbale, which originally meant a small 'drum' because the round cooking pan looked like one. That's why timbales are neat, round dishes baked or molded and served on their own.