donut
See also: dónut, dònut, and Donut
English
Alternative forms
- doughnut
Etymology
Alteration of doughnut, from dough + nut. Attested 1900.[1]
Pronunciation
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈdoʊ.nət/, /ˈdoʊˌnʌt/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌt
Noun
donut (plural donuts)
- (chiefly Canada, US) 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:
- (chiefly Canada, US) Anything in the shape of a circle or torus.
- 2021 March 10, Drachinifel, Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN), archived from the original on 17 October 2022, retrieved 6 November 2022, 20:44 from the start:
- The Long Lances, however, were thick in the water, and soon Portland was hit in the stern, sending her turning donuts across the ocean trying to work out which way to point her guns, popping off occasional shots at Hiei, which, by now, was heavily ablaze and a very obvious target in the night.
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- (Canada, US, automobile) A peel-out or skid-mark in the shape of a 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.
- Nice going, you donut!
Usage notes
This spelling was rare until 1950s, increasingly popular since then,[2] possibly influenced by spread of Dunkin' Donuts (founded 1950).[3]
Derived terms
- API donut
- bet a dollar to a donut
- Boston cream donut
- donut bumper
- donut cake
- donut city
- donut hole
- donut patrol
- donut peach
- donut spare
- Dutch donut
- French donut
- jelly donut
- snow donut
- take a flying fuck at a rolling donut
- time to make the donuts
- wager a dollar to a donut
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
Anagrams
- Tondu
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from English.
Noun
donut
- a doughnut; a deep-fried piece of dough or batter
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English donut, from older doughnut.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdoː.nʏt/
- Hyphenation: do‧nut
Noun
donut m (plural donuts, diminutive donutje n)
- A doughnut, a donut.
- De Amerikaanse veteraan was nog steeds verbolgen over de donuts van het Rode Kruis.
- The American veteran was still enraged about the donuts of the Red Cross.
Related terms
- deeg
- noot
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔ.nøt/
Audio (file)
Noun
donut m (plural donuts)
- doughnut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter)
- Synonym: beignet
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- dónute
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English donut.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdow.nɐt͡ʃ/ [ˈdoʊ̯.nɐt͡ʃ], /ˈdow.nɐ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈdoʊ̯.nɐ.t͡ʃi], /ˈdɐ̃.nɐt͡ʃ/, /ˈdɐ̃.nɐ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdow.nɐt͡ʃ/ [ˈdoʊ̯.nɐt͡ʃ], /ˈdɐ.nɐt͡ʃ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdɔ.nu.t(ɨ)/
Noun
donut m (plural donuts)
- doughnut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter)
- Synonym: (Brazil) rosquinha
Spanish
Noun
donut m (plural donuts)
- Alternative form of dónut (“donut, doughnut”)
Swedish
Noun
"Donut" to the left and "munkar" to the right, in a store.
donut c
- (retail) donut; deep-fried toroidal piece of dough
- Synonym: munk