doughnut

/ˈdoʊnʌt/

noundough · nut

Remember: it’s made from DOUGH + looks like a NUT-shaped ring—DOUGH + NUT = doughnut.

Yes, it's doughnut. The tricky part is the silent letters in “dough” (d-o-u-g-h) even though it sounds like “doh.”

Definition

  1. nounA small, sweet, fried (or baked) ring-shaped pastry, often glazed or filled.

Examples

  • “I bought a chocolate-glazed doughnut for breakfast.”
  • “She sprinkled cinnamon sugar on the warm doughnut.”
  • “The bakery makes a jelly-filled doughnut every Friday.”

Synonyms

donutfried pastryring pastrysweet roll

Translations

ES donaPT rosquinhaFR beignet

Common misspellings

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