[tim-buh
l; for 1, 2 also Fr. tan-bal; Sp. teem-bah-le for 3] 
[-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. |
| timbale case | |
noun | |
| small pastry shell for creamy mixtures of minced foods [syn: timbale] |