doughnut

Fried pastry ring

A doughnut is a small fried cake of sweetened dough, typically ring-shaped with a hole in the center, though filled varieties are solid.

The ring shape comes from how the dough cooks—centers would remain raw without the hole.

In driving, a doughnut is a tight circular skid performed intentionally: He did doughnuts in the parking lot.

Also spelled donut.

sweet

glazed

Coated with shiny finish

chocolate · caramel · icing · maple · cinnamon · vanilla · powdered · honey · custard · frosting

pastry

bakery

Shop selling fresh loaves

fritter · beignet · churro · zeppole · danish · croissant · profiterole · patisserie · confectionery · choux

breakfast

coffee

Brewed bean beverage

dozen · box · assortment · toast · muffin · bagel · pastry · treat · snack

shape

ring

Closed curve shape

torus · toroidal · annulus · loop · wheel · disk · center · twist · stick · filled

fried

deep-fried

Cooked submerged in fat

  • oilSlippery viscous fluid
  • crispyBrittle and snapping
  • goldenBright yellow, or precious

batter · sizzle · crunch · yeast · leavened · proofed · risen · old-fashioned · calories · greasy

culture

Dunkin

Fast-food coffee franchise

Categories
Opposites
food type/healthfulness

doughnutkale

Loose-leafed cabbage relative

salad · celery · carrot sticks · broccoli · health food

ring-shaped bread products

doughnutbagel

Boiled, then baked roll

oatmeal · green smoothie · granola · fruit bowl · yogurt parfait

shape/topology

doughnutsphere

Perfectly round solid

solid ball · doughnut hole · cube · muffin · ball

Phrases
Family

doughnuts, doughnut hole

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G