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doughnut 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 From dough + nut, 1809 because originally small, nut-sized balls of fried dough, or, more likely, from nut in the earlier sense of "small rounded cake or cookie", with the toroidal shape becoming common in the twentieth century. First attested in Knickerbocker’s History of New York, by Washington Irving, 1809.

Meanings

A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, usually mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, often made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape flattened sphere shape filled with jelly/jam, custard, or cream.
- One American student sought my help to take the work further in his school science project, in which he studied how doughnuts differ from cookies. 2003, Len Fisher, How to Dunk a Doughnut, U.S. edition, Arcade Publishing, page 2:
- 2018, Karen Scott, Margaret Webb, Clare Kostelnick, Long-Term Caring: Residential, Home and Community Aged Care, 4th Edition, Australia and New Zealand Edition, Elsevier Australia, page 227, The prostate gland lies just below the bladder and is shaped like a doughnut.
- The soldiers, drawn up in hollow square—how apt is this word hollow, when applied to men who have fasted, in view of promised doughnuts!—received the procession, which consisted of music, then the ladies, then the doughnuts. 1865, Frank B. Goodrich, The Tribute Book, Derby & Miller, page 45:
(attributive, figuratively) Any object in the shape of a torus. ▸ A circular life raft.
- He put on the life jacket and began paddling around. A doughnut life raft popped up out of the ocean in front of him. 1996, John Long, Close Shaves: Classic Stories on the Edge, page 2:
(figuratively) Any object in the shape of a torus. ▸ A toroidal vacuum chamber.
- In about 1951, the same company sealed into their vacuum doughnuts the regenerative peelers so that X-ray beams or electron beams could be obtained with the sealed off commercial tubes used in […] 2012, Edward Creutz, Nuclear Instrumentation I, page 213:
(Australia, Canada, US, figuratively) Any object in the shape of a torus. ▸ A peel-out or skid mark in the shape of a circle; a 360-degree skid.
(figuratively) Any object in the shape of a torus. ▸ A spare car tyre, usually stored in the boot, that is smaller than a full-sized tyre and is only intended for temporary use.
(figuratively) Any object in the shape of a torus. ▸ A kind of tyre for an airplane.
- The advantage of the doughnuts was that they spread the weight of the aeroplane over a much larger area of ground, causing less damage to grass, and making them less prone to bogging down in wet conditions. 1975, Flight International (volume 107, part 2)
(figuratively) Any object in the shape of a torus. ▸ A shaper for making hair into a ponytail or bun
- Place the hair doughnut/ring around your ponytail 2014, Of Beauty & Nothingness:
(figuratively, slang, vulgar) Any object in the shape of a torus. ▸ A vulva; by extension, a woman's virginity.
- When I was at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art . . . there was a lady student there — and I had designs on her doughnut 1993, Ken Campbell, Pigspurt, Or, Six Pigs from Happiness:
- Make my jelly roll with your doughnut hole. 2008, Diana Skylar, Seduction, page 155:
- The bearded clan's men approaches in order to munch the carpet, kiss the kitten, and suck the wet doughnut! You open your legs wide showing the view that makes me drool! 2012, Ole Eddie Kane The Next Generation, Moments and Fantasies, page 38:
- My mother was sixteen when she lost her doughnut. Said she waited till she was legal. She was itching to do it she said. 1994, Plays International, volume 10, page 39:
- Girl, now you've reached puberty Your doughnut should cover itself With curly hair, with soft hair. 1997, Josiane Racine, Viramma, Life of an Untouchable, page 33:
(figuratively, slang, vulgar) Any object in the shape of a torus. ▸ A puffy anus with the outward shape of a donut; more generally, any anus.
(colloquial) A foolish or stupid person; an idiot.
- Nice going, you doughnut!
- You fucking doughnut, of course you don't microwave a salad! 2012, Gordon Ramsay, Kitchen Nightmares "Michons":
A toroidal cushion typically used by hemorrhoid patients.
(slang) A whole note.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
doughnuts	Number=Plur		lexicographic
donut		Canada, US, alternative	lexicographic
dough-nut		alternative, archaic	lexicographic
do'nut		alternative, rare	lexicographic

Translations (161)

cy toesen (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · af donut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · tsg dunat (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sk americká šiška (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · de Donut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · az pişi (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · mn хайрсан боов (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · nv bááh łikaní bigháhoodzání (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · de Pfannkuchen (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · da donut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ky пончик (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · es rosquilla (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · eo ringa benjeto (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · acw دونت (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · mi tōnati (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · nb smultring (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · pl ślad poślizgu w kształcie obwarzanka (peel-out or skid-mark in the shape of a doughnut) · hy փքաբլիթ (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ug دونات (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sv donut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · nb berlinerbolle (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · fi munkki (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · hu fánk (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · gv cro teayst (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sv munk (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ur ڈونَٹ (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · de Reifen (tire) · fr donut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · es dónut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · cmn 多拿滋 (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · is kleinuhringur (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · yue 甜甜圈 (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · nrf miclotte (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · es anillo (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ar دُونَات (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · da berliner (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sw mandazi (peel-out or skid-mark in the shape of a doughnut) · ga taoschnó (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ja ドーナッツ (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · vi bánh rán (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · cs americká kobliha (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · cmn 炸面圈 (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · el λουκουμάς (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · tl shakoy (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · yi פּאָנטשקע (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ru тор (anything in the shape of a torus) · pl pączek (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · cs kobliha (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sh krófna (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · tr lokma (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ka პონჩიკი (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · el ντόνατ (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · km ដូណាត់ (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · cmn 甜甜圈 (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sh kràfna (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sk pampúch (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · szl krepel (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sq petull (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · fi torus (anything in the shape of a torus) · ro gogoașă (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · yi פּאָנטשיק (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · mk кро́фна (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · pt dónute (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · tr lastik (tire) · fr rosquille (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ru пы́шка (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · lv virtulis (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · he דונאט (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · he סופגנייה (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · yue 沙翁 (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · gv fainey teayst (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ht bèy (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · de Krapfen (ellipsoidal) (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sk placka (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · lt spurga (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · kk бүйрекше бәліш (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · yi דאָנאַט (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sw andazi (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ka ფუნჩულა (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · uk пампу́шка (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sh кра̀фна (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · fr beignet (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sh pòkladnica (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ca dònut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · az əyirdək (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · pt rosquinha (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · lkt aǧúyabskuyagmigma (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ar مَبْرُومَة (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · hu farsangi fánk (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · it ciambella (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · be по́нчык (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sw mandazi (anything in the shape of a torus) · sh по̀кладница (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · af oliebol (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · pl mała opona zapasowa (tire) · mr डोनट (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · grc ἐγκρίς (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · id donat (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · nl berlinerbol (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · uli donaach (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ko 도넛 (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · tl donat (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · he סֻפְגָּנִיָּה (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · yue 多甩 (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · cmn 沙翁 (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sv flottyrring (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · hy պոնչիկ (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · uk по́нчик (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · hi डोनट (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · bn ডোনাট (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · fa-ira دونات (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sh кро́фна (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · de Berliner (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · nrf godenitchette (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ar شِفَنْج (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · mh tonaaj (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · yue 冬甩 (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ja ドーナツ (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ru пампу́ха (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · fi vararengas (tire) · af doughnut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · az ponçik (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · et sõõrik (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ru ка́мера (tire) · hu gyűrűfánk (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · th โดนัท (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · nl donut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · lo ໂດນັດ (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · kk пончик (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · eo benjeto (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · es dona (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · tl bicho-bicho (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · pl donut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ru пампу́шка (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · gl rosquilla (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · es donut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · tk ponçik (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ms donat (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sl krof (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sq donut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ko 가락지빵 (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · bg до́нът (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ru покры́шка (tire) · sq krofnë (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · nn smultring (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · he דוֹנַט (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · bg по́ничка (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · da munkering (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · tr donut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sw mandazi (tire) · ru кольцо́ (anything in the shape of a torus) · pl obwarzanek (anything in the shape of a torus) · mh to̧nōt (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · pl oponka (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · sv flottyrmunk (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · my ဒိုးနပ် (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · fi rengas (anything in the shape of a torus) · ik uqsrukuaqtaq (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · uz ponchik (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · ru по́нчик (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) · nn berlinerbolle (deep-fried piece of dough or batter)

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doughnut en · VERB

Pronunciation

/ˈdəʊnʌt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈdoʊ(ˌ)nʌt/ (Canada, General-American)
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Meanings

To encircle something.
- My body flew like a rag doll as he relentlessly and with purpose kept doughnuting the car in wilder circles. 2003, April Smith, Good Morning, Killer, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 341:
- In the early days of the broadcasting, the whips would see to it that their front-bench speaker was ‘doughnutted’, surrounded by eagerly attentive supporters. 2012, Ferdinand Mount, The New Few, or A Very British Oligarchy, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN:
- At 12.30 in the afternoon – half-an-hour earlier and she could have been accused of perpetrating an April Fool’s swansong deception – Hughes stood up in the Commons, doughnutted by as ugly a bunch of sad or scowling Blair babes as you could gather. 2004, Steve Moxon, “Storyline: Bev Gets Knotted”, in The Great Immigration Scandal, Imprint Academic, →ISBN, page 195:
- Then there is the clustering around questioners and speakers, with more nodding and general harrumphing, in full camera shot. The minority parties take this ‘doughnuting’ particularly seriously, often rushing members into the Chamber to fill a camera angle in order to give the appearance of massed strength, especially important when the clip is shown in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. 2012, Tony Wright, Doing Politics, London: Biteback Publishing, →ISBN:
- A couple of other supporters had doughnutted round him. 2015, Quentin Letts, The Speaker’s Wife, Constable, →ISBN:
- Press people doughnutted around him. 2003, New Statesman, page 48:
- In another stunt, to protest against the Maastricht Treaty of 1992, Hannan and other Oxford Eurosceptics ‘doughnutted’ Norman Lamont, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, at a Europhile meeting in Bath – that is, they surrounded him, to give the impression to the television cameras that there were many more protesters than there actually were. 2017, Harry Mount, Summer Madness: How Brexit Split the Tories, Destroyed Labour and Divided the Country, Biteback Publishing, →ISBN:
- The historical precedent may be Henry II and Thomas Becket: “Oh who will rid me of this troublesome priest?” Or, in the Schama edition, “What miserable drones and traitors have I nourished and brought up in my household, who let their lord be treated with such shameful contempt by a low-born cleric?”⁵⁶ Despite my doubts that even 12⁵² century kings spoke like this, dub judge for cleric and it sits easily in a vision of Cameron doughnutted by his cabal. 2012, Twelve Big Lies and the Prairies of Heaven, or The Curse of the Ceteris Paribus, Bloomsbury Reader, →ISBN:
- But when President Ford walked along a corridor from the conference room to get a cup of coffee, he was doughnutted by a scrummage of twenty worried bodyguards, flattening delegates from other nations against the wall and interrogating them if they failed to display a pass. […] Secret Service secret agents spoke up their sleeves to a control room – then doughnutted around him in close protective formation. 2015, John Warwicker, An Outsider Inside No 10: Protecting the Prime Ministers, 1974–79, The History Press, →ISBN:
- The reshuffle was awful. Chris Grayling for Ken Clarke [as Lord Chancellor]. Hunt to Health. Owen Paterson to Environment. Cable doughnutted, surrounded by Tories in his own department. 2021, Alastair Campbell, Alastair Campbell Diaries, Volume 8: Rise and Fall of the Olympic Spirit, 2010–2015, Biteback Publishing, →ISBN:
- Ms Lumley’s co-campaigners were behind him, and had arranged it so there were pictures of injured Gurkhas behind each of his ears. What a terrible fate for any politician, to be doughnutted by hideous lacerations! 2009 May 8, Simon Hoggart, Send Up the Clowns: Parliamentary Sketches 2007–2011, Guardian Books, published 2011, →ISBN:
- […] even the notorious ‘doughnuting’ (gathering around the Member speaking) appears to have fallen out of fashion. 1995, F[rederick] F[ernand] Ridley, Michael Rush, editors, British Government and Politics Since 1945: Changes in Perspective, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163:
- My blood still boils when I watch, in television replays, my grimaces of anger immediately behind Geoffrey Howe as he delivered his resignation statement in which I was ‘doughnutted’ by the cameras. […] By coincidence, I was sitting on the fourth bench below the gangway immediately behind Sir Geoffrey Howe as he delivered his resignation statement. This meant that I was ‘doughnutted’ in the television pictures of virtually every word he uttered. 2013, Jonathan Aitken, Margaret Thatcher: Power and Personality, Continuum, →ISBN, pages 7 (Prologue) and 619 (End Game):
- The desiccated scoreboard flag wiggled atop an Impala that doughnutted the fifty-yard line. 2009, Jamie Iredell, Prose. Poems. A Novel., Orange Alert Press, →ISBN, page 27:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
doughnuts	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
donut		Canada, US, alternative	lexicographic
doughnutted	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
doughnutted	Tense=Past		lexicographic
doughnuted	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
doughnuted	Tense=Past		lexicographic
dough-nut		alternative, archaic	lexicographic
doughnuting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
doughnutting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
do'nut		alternative, rare	lexicographic

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doughnut en · VERB

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