donut en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdəʊnʌt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈdoʊ(ˌ)nʌt/ (Canada, General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos Proto-Germanic *daigaz Proto-West Germanic *daig Old English dāg Middle English dogh English dough substrateder. Proto-Germanic *hnuts Proto-West Germanic *hnut Old English hnutu Middle English note English nut English doughnut English donut Alteration of doughnut, from dough + nut. Attested 1900.
Meanings
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(Australia, Canada, US, alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of doughnut.
alt of doughnut
The Long Lances, however, were thick in the water, and soon Portland was hit in the stern, sending her turning donuts across the ocean trying to work out which way to point her guns, popping off occasional shots at Hiei, which, by now, was heavily ablaze and a very obvious target in the night.
2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 20:44 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN), archived from the original on 17 Oct 2022:The court heard that at the junction of the Ballyveely Road, Leslie - who was driving a BMW - performed the 'donuts' as others looked on.
2016 December 1, “'Boy racer' fined over donut tribute to pal”, in Belfast Telegraph:[…]Pa said he guessed he hadn't got much appetite, and he would just drink a cup of coffee and eat a donut.
1900, George Wilbur Peck, Peck's bad boy and his pa, Stanton and Van Vliet, page 107:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| donuts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
donutlike · donut bumper · API donut · time to make the donuts · jelly donut · donut hole · donut peach · Dutch donut · snow donut · donut city · bet a dollar to a donut · donut cake · wonut · donut patrol · wager a dollar to a donut · donut spare · Donutgate · spudnut · Boston cream donut · Hertz donut · take a flying fuck at a rolling donut · cronut · hyperdonut · French donut · donut bumping · donutty