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dough

dough
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [doh]
    • /doʊ/
    • /dəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doh]
    • /doʊ/

Definitions of dough word

  • noun dough flour or meal combined with water, milk, etc., in a mass for baking into bread, cake, etc.; paste of bread. 1
  • noun dough any similar soft, pasty mass. 1
  • noun dough Slang. money. 1
  • noun dough A thick, malleable mixture of flour and liquid, used for baking into bread or pastry. 1
  • noun dough bread mixture 1
  • noun dough money 1

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Origin of dough

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English do(u)gh, do(u)h, dou(e), Old English dāg, dāh; cognate with Dutch deeg, Old Norse deig, Gothic daigs, German Teig

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dough

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dough popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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".

dough usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dough

noun dough

  • cabbage — A cabbage is a round vegetable with white, green or purple leaves that is usually eaten cooked.
  • bread — Bread is a very common food made from flour, water, and yeast.
  • wealth — a great quantity or store of money, valuable possessions, property, or other riches: the wealth of a city.
  • cash — Cash is money in the form of notes and coins rather than cheques.
  • coin — A coin is a small piece of metal which is used as money.

Antonyms for dough

noun dough

  • dollar — a paper money, silver or cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of the United States, equal to 100 cents. Symbol: $.
  • bill — A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services.

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