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Definition of "timbale" [tim•bale]

  • A custardlike dish of cheese, chicken, fish, or vegetables baked in a drum-shaped pastry mold. (noun)
  • The pastry mold in which this food is baked. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "timbale" in a sentence
  • "To prepare timbale cases, a _timbale iron_, such as is shown in Fig. 27, is required."
  • "And tonight's timbale is one more good reason why - the kitchen smelled heavenly!"
  • "A timbale is a chopped or grated mixture baked in a mold with eggs and cream and then un-molded on the plate."
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