timbale

[tim-buhl; for 1, 2 also Fr. tan-bal; Sp. teem-bah-le for 3]

tim·bale

[tim-buhl; for 1, 2 also Fr. tan-bal; Sp. teem-bah-le for 3]
noun, plural tim·bales [-buhlz; Fr. -bal] .
1.
Also, timbale case. a small shell made of batter, fried usually in a timbale iron.
2.
a preparation, usually richly sauced, of minced meat, fish, or vegetables served in a timbale or other crust.
3.
timbales. Also called tim·ba·les cre·o·les [Sp. teem-bah-les kre-aw-les] . two conjoined Afro-Cuban drums similar to bongos but wider in diameter and played with drumsticks instead of the hands.

Origin:
1815–25; < French: literally, kettledrum. See timbal
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Timbale is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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timbale (tæmˈbɑːl, French tɛ̃bal)
 
n
1.  a mixture of meat, fish, etc, in a rich sauce, cooked in a mould lined with potato or pastry
2.  a plain straight-sided mould in which such a dish is prepared
 
[C19: from French: kettledrum]

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