n.
Pronunciation: ' tim-b ə l; tim- ' bäl, tam-
Function: noun
Etymology: F, literally, kettledrum
Date: 1824
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 \ ' tim-b ə l \ : one of a set of single-headed cylindrical drums played with sticks ― usually used in plural