Synonyms for doughnut

Grammar : Noun

Spell : doh-nuh t, -nuht

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdoʊ nət, -ˌnʌt

Définition of doughnut

Origin : 1809, American English, from dough + nut (n.), probably on the notion of being a small round lump (the holes came later, first mentioned c.1861). First recorded by Washington Irving, who described them as "balls of sweetened dough, fried in hog's fat, and called doughnuts, or olykoeks." Earlier name for it was dough-boy (1680s). Bartlett (1848) meanwhile lists doughnuts and crullers among the types of olycokes, a word he derives from Dutch olikoek, literally "oil-cake," to indicate a cake fried in lard.
The ladies of Augusta, Maine, set in operation and carried out a novel idea, namely, the distribution of over fifty bushels of doughnuts to the Third volunteer regiment of that State. A procession of ladies, headed by music, passed between double lines of troops, who presented arms, and were afterwards drawn up in hollow square to receive from tender and gracious hands the welcome doughnation. [Frazar Kirkland, "Anecdotes of the Rebellion," 1866]
Meaning "a driving in tight circles" is U.S. slang, 1981. Cf. also donut.

noun sweet ring-shaped fried cake

Example sentences :

Kind of like takin' away the doughnut and leavin' nothin' but the hole.
Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln

And I bet that girl never cooked a doughnut in her life or ever will.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

By and by I thought of my doughnut, and inquired who was hungry.
Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 » by Various

"The fellow who wins gets the hole in the doughnut," returned Dave, gaily.
Extract from : « Dave Porter At Bear Camp » by Edward Stratemeyer

"He'd charge for the hole in the doughnut," came from his twin, with a grin.
Extract from : « The Rover Boys on a Hunt » by Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)

Their folks is too lazy to fry a doughnut or put up pickles.
Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field

He maneuvered laterally to keep the doughnut centered on the line of approach.
Extract from : « Tulan » by Carroll Mather Capps

Then Coar's ships crashed through the shield and into the center of the doughnut.
Extract from : « Tulan » by Carroll Mather Capps

It means a doughnut, or a piece of pie, any time, at a moment's notice.
Extract from : « When Life Was Young » by C. A. Stephens

"If that doughnut isn't gone, I'm going to eat it," murmured Will.
Extract from : « The Little Gold Miners of the Sierras and Other Stories » by Various

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