ciambella

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin cymbula.

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃamˈbɛl.la/, [t͡ʃämˈbɛl̺ːä]
• Stress: ciambèlla
• Hyphenation: ciam‧bel‧la
• Rhymes: -ɛlla

ciambella f (plural ciambelle)

1. (cooking) ring-shaped cake or bread

   pane a ciambella ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (cooking) doughnut
3. any of several other ring-shaped cushions, rubber rings etc
4. teething ring (object designed for a baby or toddler to chew)

   Synonyms: anello dentizione, anello di dentizione

5. (mathematics) torus

   Synonym: toro

• ciambella di salvataggio (“life belt”)
• ciambellare

• ciambella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana