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- [doh-nuh t, -nuht]
- /ˈdoʊ nət, -ˌnʌt/
- /ˈdəʊ.nʌt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [doh-nuh t, -nuht]
- /ˈdoʊ nət, -ˌnʌt/
Definitions of donut word
- noun donut a small cake of sweetened or, sometimes, unsweetened dough fried in deep fat, typically shaped like a ring or, when prepared with a filling, a ball. 1
- noun donut anything shaped like a thick ring; an annular object; toroid. 1
- noun donut (North America) 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. 1
- abbreviation DONUT doughnut 0
- noun donut (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. 0
- noun donut (Canada, US) Anything in the shape of a torus. 0
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Origin of donut
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; dough + nut
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Donut
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
donut popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
donut usage trend in Literature
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