doughnut

Meanings

• noun

  A round, sweet cake made of dough, deep-fried and usually filled with a sweet jelly or custard.

  - "I love to eat doughnuts for breakfast."
  - "The doughnut shop on the corner sells a variety of flavors."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈdoʊnət/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

ring , torus

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with doughnut
bun , fun , jun , sun

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Variants

List of all variants of doughnut that leads to same result
donut , donuts , doughnut , doughnutlike , doughnuts

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Etymology

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The origin of the word 'doughnut' is uncertain. Some believe it comes from the Dutch word 'donut' or 'krapfen', meaning 'ball' or 'apple', while others believe it comes from the English word 'dough' and 'nut' meaning a hole in the middle.

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Trivia

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1. The first recorded doughnut machine was invented in 1920.

2. The largest doughnut weighed over 2 tons and was made in California in 1993.

3. The National Doughnut Day was first celebrated in Chicago in 1938 to honor the Salvation Army's Lassie Bell Smith, who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I.

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Related Concepts

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1. donut: An alternative spelling of doughnut.

2. jelly doughnut: A type of doughnut filled with jelly.

3. powdered sugar doughnut: A type of doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

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Culture

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Doughnuts have been a popular food item for centuries, with records dating back to the ancient Greeks and Romans. In the United States, doughnuts became a staple food during the 19th century, and the first doughnut shop opened in Massachusetts in 1874. Today, doughnuts are enjoyed worldwide and come in various flavors and styles.

How to Memorize "doughnut"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a round, sweet cake with a hole in the middle.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'doughnut' with the image of a sweet treat.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Doughnuts are round and have a hole' to remember the shape and form of a doughnut.

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