timbale
French, noun/tɛ̃.bal/
timbale is spelled T-I-M-B-A-L-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 65,791st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Timbale is a French feminine noun meaning “kettledrum; timpani” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte de tambour composé d’un demi-globe de métal sur lequel est tendue une peau dont la tension est réglable”.
What does timbale mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekettledrum; timpani
- 2
femininecup, goblet
- 3
femininetimbale (mould)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte de tambour composé d’un demi-globe de métal sur lequel est tendue une peau dont la tension est réglable. 2. Gobelet de métal, souvent de valeur. 3. Prix remporté par un ou une candidate lors d'un concours. 4. Moule de forme circulaire.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of timbale
- timbales plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce timbale?
- /tɛ̃.bal/
- \tɛ̃.bal\
- [tɛ̃.bal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to timbale
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is timbale in French?
timbale appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).