Meanings
nouncimbal (plural cimbals)
plural cimbals
- obsoleteA kind of confectionery or cake.
The genteel form of doughnut called in the native dialect cymbal[…]which graced the board with its plastic forms.
1867, Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Guardian Angel - obsoleteObsolete spelling of cymbal.
Origin
- Italianciambella
- Englishcimbal
From Italian ciambella.
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APA
cimbal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cimbal
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“cimbal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cimbal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cimbal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cimbal.
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