Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. US A doughnut.
Etymologies
- From Dutch. Literally "oily cake". (Wiktionary)
Examples
“There was the doughty doughnut, the tender olykoek, and the crisp and crumbling cruller; sweet cakes and short cakes, ginger cakes and honey cakes, and the whole family of cakes.”
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Dutchly things
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yarb See also oly-cook. Aug 6, 2008
she Literally, "oil cake" — a small ball-shaped cake made of sweetened dough and traditionally fried in lard (similar to a doughnut), originating in Dutch cookery and introduced to America by Dutch settlers in New York. Aug 6, 2008