timpano

noun

1. (uncommon)A timbale (food).

   “One can see why Secundo protests making the timpano. The dish is time consuming and demands an involved preparation. It is reserved for special occasions, for it serves anywhere from ten to sixteen people. […] The food stylist for the film, Deborah Disabatino, said she felt like an architect when constructing a timpano, and […]”

   “Later in the book, we'll dig deeper into the world of baked pastas like elegant lasagna timpanos and new interpretations like crunchy life-changing deep-fried bricks of lasagna[…]”

2. (form-of, singular)singular of timpani (“kettledrum”)

   “Move only the arms when playing from one timpano to the other.”

   “In most cases, when one timpano is used, numerous gliss effects are required (or no special pedaling at all).”

   “As in string writing, the indication is a line between the notes (both of which must be within the range of one timpano, of course).”

   “Usually two or more timpani are used together, except for a few rare cases in pre-Classical music where only one timpano is required.”