donut
Translation
doughnut
Examples
I'd like a chocolate donut, please.
I'd like a chocolate doughnut, please.
We bought a dozen donuts for the office.
We bought a dozen doughnuts for the office.
Grammar Patterns
a/an ((donut)) a sweet, fried pastry I'll have a glazed donut.
Similar Words
pastry, bagel, cruller
Etymology
A shortened and simplified spelling of 'doughnut', from 'dough' and 'nut' (in the old sense of a small round cake).
Memory Tips
Think of a piece of DOUGH shaped like a NUT (as in a metal nut for a bolt).