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doughnut

or ·Գܳ

[ doh-nuht, -nuht ]

noun

  1. a small cake of sweetened or, sometimes, unsweetened dough fried in deep fat, typically shaped like a ring or, when prepared with a filling, a ball.
  2. anything shaped like a thick ring; an annular object; toroid.


doughnut

/ ˈəʊʌ /

noun

  1. a small cake of sweetened dough, often ring-shaped or spherical with a jam or cream filling, cooked in hot fat
  2. anything shaped like a ring, such as the reaction vessel of a thermonuclear reactor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. informal.
    tr (of Members of Parliament) to surround (a speaker) during the televising of Parliament to give the impression that the chamber is crowded or the speaker is well supported
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of doughnut1

First recorded in 1795–1805; dough + nut
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He said there were safety concerns, including examples he's seen of drivers doing doughnuts at junctions and large numbers of people standing on footpaths blocking elderly residents or those with pushchairs from getting through.

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When the shooting started, he was sitting in his usual spot - on the pavement outside his own front door, selling airtime for mobile phones and home-made doughnuts.

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The food we see being made includes different types of pasta, focaccia, frittata, Korean fried chicken, quiche and doughnuts.

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Unfortunately, Cinema Bar was unexpectedly closed, as was the doughnut shop across the street.

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Authorities say the criminal lovebirds saw their robbing run come to an end on Valentine’s Day, when they were arrested by Burbank police detectives after the attempted robbery of a Downey doughnut shop.

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