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English
Etymology
From French timbale.
Noun
timbale (plural timbales)
- A drum-shaped mould used to cook food.
- A dish of food cooked in such a mould.
- Synonyms: timpano, timballo
- A dish of poultry or fish pounded and mixed with egg white, cream, etc., poured into a mould.
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
Alteration of tamballe (as though formed from cimbale + timbre), from Old Occitan tambala, from Arabic طَبْل (ṭabl).
Pronunciation
Noun
timbale f (plural timbales)
- (music) kettledrum; timpani
- (metal) cup, goblet
- (cooking) timbale (mould)
Descendants
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French timbale.
Pronunciation
Noun
timbale m (plural timbales)
- (music) kettledrum
- (cooking) timbale (mould)