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timbales

timbales is the plural of timbale.

Meaning of timbale

Noun (1)

timbale (plural timbales)

  1. A drum-shaped mould used to cook food.
  2. A dish of food cooked in such a mould.
    Synonyms:
    timpano, timballo
    1. A dish of poultry or fish pounded and mixed with egg white, cream, etc., poured into a mould.

Noun (2)

timbale (plural timbales)

  1. A type of resonant drum, similar to a timpani but higher in pitch, used in Latin music.

Noun

timbales pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A pair of tunable single-headed, metal-shelled cylindrical drums, used in Latin American music

Questions about timbales

What does timbales mean?
Timbales means a pair of tunable single-headed, metal-shelled cylindrical drums, used in Latin American music.
What is timbales the plural of?
Timbales is the plural of timbale.
What part of speech is timbales?
Timbales is a noun.

Words near timbales in the dictionary

  1. timba
  2. timbal
  3. timbale
  4. timbalero
  5. timbaleros
  6. timbales
  7. timbalist
  8. timbalists
  9. timballo
  10. timballos
  11. timbals

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