doughnut
Americannoun
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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.
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anything shaped like a thick ring; an annular object; toroid.
noun
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a small cake of sweetened dough, often ring-shaped or spherical with a jam or cream filling, cooked in hot fat
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anything shaped like a ring, such as the reaction vessel of a thermonuclear reactor
verb
Etymology
Origin of doughnut
Example Sentences
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To meet changing consumer preferences, Krispy Kreme has introduced smaller portion options, including bite-sized and mini doughnuts, and the company plans to launch a line of mini cake donuts later this year.
It’s dollars to doughnuts that inflation would certainly be much higher — which might be a good thing or might not, depending on your point of view.
From MarketWatch
Families sat on blankets on the floor, sipping coffee and cocoa and nibbling on doughnuts.
From Literature
So are the mini doughnuts in a nearby Valentine’s Day display.
"As a teenager, I would eat huge amounts of chocolate, doughnuts, cookies."
From BBC
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