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do·nut
(dō′nŭt′, -nət)n.
Variant of doughnut.
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donut
(ˈdəʊnʌt)n
1. (Cookery) a variant spelling (esp US) of doughnut
2. (Nuclear Physics) a variant spelling (esp US) of doughnut
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dough•nut
or do•nut
(ˈdoʊ nət, -ˌnʌt)n.
1. a small, usu. ring-shaped cake of sweetened dough fried in deep fat.
2. any thick, ring-shaped object; toroid.
[1795–1805]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 |
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