"donut" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: donuts [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of doughnut, from dough + nut. Attested 1900. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeyǵʰ-}}, {{m|en|doughnut}} doughnut, {{af|en|dough|nut}} dough + nut Head templates: {{en-noun}} donut (plural donuts)
  1. (chiefly Canada, US, Australia) Alternative spelling of doughnut Wikipedia link: Dunkin' Donuts, George Wilbur Peck Tags: Australia, Canada, US, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: doughnut Categories (topical): Snacks

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for donut meaning in English (3.6kB)

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          "word": "donut cake"
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