ciambella
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Possibly from Latin cymbula. Compare Sicilian giammella.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- ciambella di salvataggio (“life belt”)
- ciambellare
Further reading edit
- ciambella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana