First Known Use: 1824
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timbale
noun tim·bale \ˈtim-bəl; tim-ˈbäl, tam-\
Definition of TIMBALE
1
a : a creamy mixture (as of meat or vegetables) baked in a mold; also : the mold in which it is baked b : a small pastry shell filled with a cooked timbale mixture
2
also tim·bal \ˈtim-bəl\ : one of a set of single-headed cylindrical drums played with sticks —usually used in plural
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Origin of TIMBALE
French, literally, kettledrum
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