ciambella

/chyahm-BEHL-lah/
[Italian] plural ciambelle

"Breath." A ring-shaped fruit cake or a crumbly sponge cake from Emilia-Romagna with a flavour of lemon and a filling of jam (US: jelly) and often dunked in wine. Without the jam (US: jelly) it is called bensone. It may be a sort of Easter ring-shaped 'doughnut' in which eggs are hidden amongst the dough.

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