timpano
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9.8
A baked dish of pasta or rice inside a pastry shell
- noun
- /tɪmˈpɑːnoʊ/
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timpano
- At the Italian restaurant, the special dish of the day is a classic timpano baked in a flaky crust.
Examples
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To create a unique timpano, layer cooked rice, vegetables, and marinara sauce inside a pastry shell.
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Phyllis, timpano is a pasta, see?
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For the holiday dinner, we prepared a delicious timpano filled with pasta, meat, and cheese.
Synonyms
calzone
vstimpano
12
3.5
A folded pizza dough pocket filled with cheese and other toppings and baked
is encased in a pastry shell rather than formed from folded pizza dough
empanada
vstimpano
7
3.2
A small pastry filled with meat, cheese or vegetables
is Italian and usually encloses pasta or rice inside a pastry shell
timbale
vstimpano
1
9.9
A small baked pastry shell filled with a creamy mix of meat, fish, or vegetables
is much larger and contains pasta or rice rather than creamy filling
pasticcio
vstimpano
8.3
A baked pasta dish with meat and sauce like a casserole
is wrapped in pastry that encloses the pasta or rice for serving
timbales
vstimpano
9.0
Small baked dishes served individually as a starter or dessert
are instead a large encased pastry filled with pasta or rice for sharing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Timpano for the Italian baked dish also comes from tympanon meaning 'drum', because the food is baked in a round, drum-like case, so cooks named the dish after a drum.