doughnut
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- donut (North America)
Etymology [edit]
dough + nut, 1809.[1] Originally small, nut-sized balls of fried dough, with the toroidal shape becoming common in the twentieth century. First attested in Knickerbocker’s History of New York, by Washington Irving, 1809.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈdəʊnʌt/
- Hyphenation: dough‧nut
Noun [edit]
doughnut (plural doughnuts)
- A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly of a toroidal (a ring doughnut) often mixed with various sweeteners and flavourings; or flattened sphere (a filled doughnut) shape filled with jam, custard or cream.
- Anything in the shape of a torus.
- (North America) A peel-out or skid mark in the shape of a circle; a 360-degree skid.
- A spare car tyre, usually stored in the boot, that is smaller than a full sized tyre and is only intended for temporary use.
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
deep-fried piece of dough or batter
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See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ “doughnut”, Wordorigins.org, Dave Wilton, Sunday, June 11, 2006.