donut holes

Bite-sized fried pastries

Donut holes are small, round pieces of fried dough—bite-sized balls rather than ring-shaped pastries.

The name suggests they're cut from the center of donuts, though they're typically made separately.

Also spelled doughnut holes.

We grabbed a box of donut holes for the road trip.

pastry

dough

Flour-liquid mixture for baking

cake batter · cruller · fritter · brioche · beignet · zeppole · churro · gulab jamun · bunuelos

sweet

sugar

Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener

sprinkles · caramel · vanilla · cinnamon · maple · honey · icing · powdered sugar · syrup · cream filling

snack

treats

Snacks given as rewards

refreshments · nosh · grazing · goodies · coffee break · party food · shareable · grab-and-go · indulgence · pick-me-up

bite-sized

munchable

Suitable for snacking

tidbits · morsels · snackable · petite · tiny · poppable · fun-size · munchkins

Categories
Opposites
physical form/completeness

donut holesdonuts

Ring-shaped fried pastries

doughnuts · the ring · glazed donuts · bagels · bundt cake

part-whole relationship

donut holesdonut

Ring-shaped fried sweet

the ring

size/portion

donut holeslong johns

Thermal underwear pants

crullers · bear claws · fritters

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G