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doughnut
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dough·nut also do·nut  (dnt, -nt)
n.
1. A small ring-shaped cake made of rich, light dough that is fried in deep fat. Also called regionally olicook.
2. Something whose form is reminiscent of a ring-shaped cake.
3. A fast, tight 360° turn made in a motor vehicle or motorized boat.

doughnut
Noun
a small cake of sweetened dough cooked in hot fat
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.doughnut - a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"
fairy circle, fairy ring - a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium
toroid - the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus
2.doughnutdoughnut - a small ring-shaped friedcake        
friedcake - small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat
raised doughnut - a doughnut made light with yeast rather than baking powder
Translations
doughnut [ˈdəunʌt] nbuñuelo
doughnut [ˈdəunʌt] (US), donut dough nbeignet m
doughnut (US) donut [ˈdəunʌt] dough nBerliner (Pfannkuchen) m
doughnut (US), donut [ˈdəunʌt] nbombolone m


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