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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDoughnut
/ˈdoʊ.nʌt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small fried cake of sweetened dough, typically shaped into a ball or ring.
"She bought a box of freshly glazed doughnuts for the office." - 2
A torus-shaped object or geometric figure.
"The magnetic containment field formed a doughnut shape around the plasma."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the words 'dough' and 'nut', originally referring to small rounded lumps of dough fried in pork fat. The term evolved in 19th-century America to describe sweet fried dough confections, often ring-shaped or filled with jam, corresponding to regional German varieties like the Krapfen.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Doughnut" is said worldwide
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beignet
Transliteration: /bɛ.ɲɛ/
"Il a mangé un beignet chaud à la confiture."
Krapfen
Transliteration: /ˈkʁapfən/
"Zum Kaffee gab es frische Krapfen mit Puderzucker."
ciambella
Transliteration: /tʃamˈbɛl.la/
"Ha comprato una ciambella dolce per colazione."
donas
Transliteration: /ˈdo.nas/
"Los niños compraron unas donas de chocolate."
sonho
Transliteration: /ˈso.ɲu/
"Comprei um sonho recheado com creme na padaria."
डoughnut
Transliteration: daunat
"उसने नाश्ते में एक मीठा डoughnut खाया।"
甜甜圈
Transliteration: tiántiánquān
"我最喜欢吃草莓味的甜甜圈。"
도넛
Transliteration: donot
"우리는 카페에서 달콤한 도넛을 먹었습니다."
ドーナツ
Transliteration: dōnatsu
"子供たちはチョコレートドーナツが大好きです。"
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