doughy

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos

Proto-Germanic *daigaz

Proto-West Germanic *daig

Old English dāg

Middle English dogh

English dough

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English doughy

From dough + -y.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdəʊˌi/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdoʊi/
• Rhymes: -əʊi

Adjective

doughy (comparative doughier, superlative doughiest)

1. Having the characteristics of dough especially in appearance or consistency: as
   1. Pale and flabby,
   2. Soft and heavy.
      • 2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 60:

        Sweat bee life begins as an egg laid on or near its doughy pollen mass.

Derived terms

• doughily
• doughiness

Translations

Having the characteristics of dough

• Armenian: խմորանման (hy) (xmoranman)
• Bulgarian: тестен (testen), клисав (bg) (klisav)
• Czech: těstovitý
• Dutch: deegachtig (nl)
• French: pâteux (fr) m
• German: teigig, teigartig
• Hittite: 𒅖𒊭𒈾𒌋𒉿𒀭𒍝 (iš-ša-na-u-wa-an-za)
• Irish: taosach
• Plautdietsch: däjijch
• Swedish: degig (sv)
• Welsh: toesaidd (neutral), toeslyd (negative)

Noun

doughy (plural doughies)

1. (slang, archaic) A baker.
   • 1873, The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, page 698:

     The manufactory of sugar is generally in German hands. An attempt has, I believe, been made by Parisian “doughies” to establish a footing in London; […]