Noun: timbale tim-bul or tam'baal
- Small pastry shell for creamy mixtures of minced foods
"The chef filled the delicate timbale cases with a savoury mushroom mixture";
- timbale case
- Individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mould or timbale shell
"The chef prepared elegant mushroom timbales as an appetizer"
Derived forms: timbales
Encyclopedia: Timbale