Množina: timbales

ETYM French, prop., a kettledrum; -- so named from the form of the mold used. Related to Timbal.
1. Individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell.
2. Small pastry shell for creamy mixtures of minced foods; SYN. timbale case.