ciambella
Italian
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Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Latin cymbula.
Pronunciation
Noun
ciambella f (plural ciambelle)
- (cooking) ring-shaped cake or bread
- pane a ciambella ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (cooking) doughnut
- any of several other ring-shaped cushions, rubber rings etc
- teething ring (object designed for a baby or toddler to chew)
- Synonyms: anello dentizione, anello di dentizione
- (mathematics) torus
- Synonym: toro
Derived terms
- ciambella di salvataggio (“life belt”)
- ciambellare
Further reading
- ciambella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana