Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small ring-shaped cake made of rich, light dough that is fried in deep fat.
- noun Something whose form is reminiscent of a ring-shaped cake.
- noun A fast, tight 360° turn made in a motor vehicle or motorized boat.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small spongy cake made of dough (usually sweetened and spiced) and fried in lard.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small cake (usually sweetened) fried in a kettle of boiling lard.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly of a
toroidal (a ring doughnut) often mixed with varioussweeteners andflavourings ; or flattened sphere (a filled doughnut) shape filled withjam ,custard orcream . - noun Anything in the shape of a
torus . - noun North America A peel-out or
skid mark in the shape of a circle; a 360-degree skid. - noun A spare car
tyre , usually stored in theboot , that is smaller than a full sizedtyre and is only intended for temporary use.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a toroidal shape
- noun a small ring-shaped friedcake
Etymologies
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Examples
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The word doughnut was coined in the United States in the 19th century to name what the Dutch called olykoeks, portions of fried sweetened dough.
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The word doughnut was coined in the United States in the 19th century to name what the Dutch called olykoeks, portions of fried sweetened dough.
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Scott Kennedy, Scout.com's recruiting director, said Wisconsin's quarterback vacancy made it the perfect example of what he calls a "doughnut" team.
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It says that the doughnut is a loved Canadian food.
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They sought what they called a doughnut hole-shaped district, centered on the county.
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On Monday, he will start a humble, Hillary Rodham Clinton-like "listening tour" in doughnut shops and L stops through eight city neighborhoods.
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Yep, that doughnut is still heading directly to you-know-where whether you eat it at 10 a.m. or 10 p.m.
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Stokes arrested in doughnut shop; faces federal charge of faking military discharge records
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Most of us know that a jelly glazed doughnut is not a healthy snack option, and that hitting the vending machine in the late afternoon isn't the best idea.
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Most of us know that a jelly glazed doughnut is not a healthy snack option, and that hitting the vending machine in the late afternoon isn't the best idea.
vinyl commented on the word doughnut
Donut is not the American spelling
August 8, 2007
seanahan commented on the word doughnut
I have to disagree. I would say Dunkin Donuts is the epitome of Americana.
August 9, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word doughnut
Regardless of the spelling, anything fried is pretty American.
August 9, 2007
reesetee commented on the word doughnut
So is changing word spelling to almost phonetic simplicity--like, say, Krispy Kreme. ;->
August 9, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word doughnut
Actually, I think English could do with some additional simplification. It would make my job a lot easier! Case in point: /ough/.
August 10, 2007
reesetee commented on the word doughnut
Yep. English is a mishmash, all right.
August 10, 2007
oroboros commented on the word doughnut
Jennarenn: I'm curious, is Formula Phonics still a viable, used system at the elementary school level? It was in use where I did my student teaching and then full-on partial year of teaching in a 4-5 combination classroom.
August 10, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word doughnut
Not in my county, but Fairfax is known for doing its own thing.
August 11, 2007
yarb commented on the word doughnut
...these men actually lived for several months on the mouldy scraps of whales which had been left ashore after trying out the blubber. Among the Dutch whalemen these scraps are called "fritters"; which, indeed, they greatly resemble, being brown and crisp, and smelling something like old Amsterdam housewives' dough-nuts or oly-cooks, when fresh.
- Melville, Moby-Dick, ch. 65
July 26, 2008
skipvia commented on the word doughnut
Beef, cheese, bacon, and doughnut sandwiches. Could it get any worse than this?
October 4, 2008