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timbale
[ tim-buhl; French tan-bal; Spanish teem-bah-le ]
noun
, plural tim·bales [tim, -b, uh, lz, ta, n, -, bal].
- Also tim·bale case. a small shell made of batter, fried usually in a timbale iron.
- a preparation, usually richly sauced, of minced meat, fish, or vegetables served in a timbale or other crust.
- tim·ba·les. Also called tim·ba·les cre·o·les [teem-, bah, -les k, r, e-, aw, -les]. two conjoined Afro-Cuban drums similar to bongos but wider in diameter and played with drumsticks instead of the hands.
timbale
/ tɛ̃bal; tæmˈbɑːl /
noun
- a mixture of meat, fish, etc, in a rich sauce, cooked in a mould lined with potato or pastry
- a plain straight-sided mould in which such a dish is prepared
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of timbale1
C19: from French: kettledrum
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Example Sentences
To prepare timbale cases, a timbale iron, such as is shown in Fig. 27, is required.
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This precaution will prevent the formation of a ridge of bubbles around the top of the timbale case.
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These are made out of a batter by means of a timbale iron and fried in deep fat until brown.
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Then carefully remove the timbale case from the iron with a fork and place it on paper that will absorb the fat.
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Timbale cases are shells in which various creamed foods are served.
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