donut
A donut is a type of sweet pastry that's usually shaped like a ring and has a hole in the middle. It's often eaten for breakfast or as a snack.
When people talk about donuts, they usually mean those yummy pastries you find at bakeries or coffee shops. But did you know that some people also call them "doughnuts"? That's because the word comes from an old-fashioned term "dough nut," which is what the mixture of flour and water was called when it was still in its raw, sticky form before being shaped into a donut. Nowadays, though, most people just say "donut" and that's perfectly fine!
How common is "donut"?
Word donut is considered rare in modern English.
It appears most frequently in fiction texts and less often in other writings.
It appears most frequently in fiction texts and less often in other writings.
Definitions
noun
(chiefly Canada, US, Australia) Alternative spelling of doughnut.
Real examples of "donut" in context
