donut
See also: dónut
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Alteration of doughnut, from dough + nut. Attested 1900.[1]
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌt
Noun
donut (plural donuts)
- (American spelling, Canadian spelling) A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream.
- 1900, George Wilbur Peck, Peck’s bad boy and his pa, Stanton and Van Vliet, p. 107:
- …Pa said he guessed he hadn’t got much appetite, and he would just drink a cup of coffee and eat a donut.
- 1900, George Wilbur Peck, Peck’s bad boy and his pa, Stanton and Van Vliet, p. 107:
- (Canada, US) Anything in the shape of a torus.
- (Canada, US, automobile) A peel-out or skid-mark in the shape of donut; a 360-degree skid.
- (Canada, US) A spare tire, smaller and less durable than a full-sized tire, only intended for temporary use.
- A toroidal cushion typically used by hemorrhoid patients.
- (Canada, US, slang) An idiot. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Usage notes
This spelling was rare until 1950s, increasingly popular since then,[2] possibly influenced by spread of Dunkin' Donuts (founded 1950).[3]
Translations
deep-fried piece of dough — see doughnut
References
- ^ George Wilbur Peck, Peck’s bad boy and his pa, 1900, Stanton and Van Vliet, p. 107
- ^ “donut, doughnut”, Google Ngram viewer
- ^ “The Language Time Machine: Google’s Ngram Viewer gave us a new way to explore history, but has it led to any real discoveries?”, by Elizabeth Weingarten, Slate, Sept. 9, 2013
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from English.
Noun
donut
- a doughnut; a deep-fried piece of dough or batter
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
donut m (plural donuts)
- doughnut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English.
Noun
donut m (plural s)
Spanish
Noun
donut m (plural donuts)
- Alternative form of dónut (“donut, doughnut”)
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