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timbale

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A drum-shaped mould used to cook food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A dish of food cooked in such a mould.

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Synonyms: timpano, timballo

Antonyms: none provided

3

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Meaning 3

A dish of food cooked in such a mould.

A dish of poultry or fish pounded and mixed with egg white, cream, etc., poured into a mould.

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Synonyms: timpano, timballo

Antonyms: none provided

4

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Meaning 4

A type of resonant drum, similar to a timpani but higher in pitch, used in Latin music.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

small pastry shell for creamy mixtures of minced foods

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: timbale case

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pastry

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noun

Meaning 6

individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: dish

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French timbale.

Borrowed from Spanish timbal, through the plural timbales.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: timbaali — mould
  • Italian: timballo — mould
  • Finnish: timbaali — serving