dough

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English dāh, from Proto-Germanic *daigoz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰigʰ- (“‘to knead’”). Cognate with Dutch deeg, German Teig, Swedish deg.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dəʊ/

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  Rhymes: -əʊ

• (US) IPA: /doʊ/

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  Rhymes: -oʊ

• Homophones: do (music), doe, doh, d'oh

[edit] Noun

dough (usually uncountable; plural doughs)

1. A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, and/or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.

   Pizza dough is very stretchy.

2. (slang) Money.

   His first apartment left him short on dough.

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