donut

noun
/ˈdəʊnʌt/UK/ˈdoʊ(ˌ)nʌt/CA

Etymology

Alteration of doughnut, from dough + nut. Attested 1900.

  1. inherited from *hnuts
  2. inherited from *hnut
  3. inherited from hnutu
  4. inherited from note
  5. formed as donut — “dough + nut

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of doughnut.

    • […]Pa said he guessed he hadn't got much appetite, and he would just drink a cup of coffee and eat a donut.
    • The court heard that at the junction of the Ballyveely Road, Leslie - who was driving a BMW - performed the 'donuts' as others looked on.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for donut. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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