doughnut

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈdəʊˌnʌt/
• (America, Canada) IPA: /ˈdoʊnət/, /ˈdoʊˌnʌt/

Noun

doughnut (plural doughnuts)

1. A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly of a toroidal (a ring doughnut) shape, often mixed with various sweeteners and flavourings; or flattened sphere (a filled doughnut) shape filled with jam, custard or cream.
2. Anything in the shape of a torus.
3. (North America) A peel-out or skid mark in the shape of a circle; a 360-degree skid.
4. A spare car tyre, usually stored in the boot, that is smaller than a full-sized tyre and is only intended for temporary use.
5. (slang) A vulva.
   • 2012 Elias Sassoon Hashish Dreaming ↗ page 58

     But what it is basically the in and the out, the hot dog splicing through the doughnut.

   • 2014 Michael Robbins The Second Sex ↗ page 32

     The womb's a fine and private place, or am I thinking of a doughnut?

6. (British) (colloquial) A foolish or stupid person.

Synonyms

• (anything in the shape of a torus) ring, torus

Translations

• French: beignet, donut
• German: Krapfen ellipsoidal, Donut, Berliner, Pfannkuchen
• Italian: bombolone, ciambella
• Portuguese: rosca, rosquinha (ring-shaped donut), sonho (filled donut). Both used in Brazil, donut
• Russian: по́нчик
• Spanish: dona, rosquilla, anillo, dónut

Translations

• Russian: тор

Translations

• German: Reifen
• Russian: камера

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