"Timbit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Timbits [plural]
Etymology: Tim + bit. A brand name: From Tim (the name of Canadian hockey player Tim Horton, and the doughnut shop chain he founded, now Tim Hortons) + bit. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Tim|bit}} Tim + bit Head templates: {{en-noun}} Timbit (plural Timbits)
  1. (Canada) A bite-sized doughnut ball sold at the Canadian Tim Hortons restaurant chain and sometimes jocularly regarded as an icon of Canadian culture. Wikipedia link: Tim Horton, Tim Hortons, Timbit Tags: Canada Hypernyms: donut hole Derived forms: timbit (english: genericization of the trademark, used in Canada to refer to any donut hole ball pastry informally), Kimbit Coordinate_terms: Munchkin (alt: the same product from Dunkin Donuts)

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