different between donut vs churros
donut
English
Alternative forms
- doughnut
Etymology
Alteration of doughnut, from dough +? nut. Attested 1900.
Pronunciation
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /?do?n?t/, /?do??n?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
donut (plural donuts)
- (American spelling, Canadian spelling) A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream.
- 1900, George Wilbur Peck, Peck’s bad boy and his pa, Stanton and Van Vliet, p. 107:
- …Pa said he guessed he hadn’t got much appetite, and he would just drink a cup of coffee and eat a donut.
- 1900, George Wilbur Peck, Peck’s bad boy and his pa, Stanton and Van Vliet, p. 107:
- (Canada, US) Anything in the shape of a torus.
- (Canada, US, automobile) A peel-out or skid-mark in the shape of donut; a 360-degree skid.
- (Canada, US) A spare tire, smaller and less durable than a full-sized tire, only intended for temporary use.
- A toroidal cushion typically used by hemorrhoid patients.
- (Canada, US, slang) An idiot. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Usage notes
This spelling was rare until 1950s, increasingly popular since then, possibly influenced by spread of Dunkin' Donuts (founded 1950).
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Tondu
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from English.
Noun
donut
- a doughnut; a deep-fried piece of dough or batter
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English donut, from older doughnut.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?do?.n?t/
- Hyphenation: do?nut
Noun
donut m (plural donuts, diminutive donutje n)
- A doughnut, a donut.
Related terms
- deeg
- noot
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English.
Pronunciation
Noun
donut m (plural donuts)
- doughnut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- dónute
Etymology
Borrowed from English.
Pronunciation
Noun
donut m (plural donuts)
- doughnut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter)
- Synonym: (Brazil) rosquinha
Spanish
Noun
donut m (plural donuts)
- Alternative form of dónut (“donut, doughnut”)
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churros
English
Noun
churros
- plural of churro
Asturian
Noun
churros
- plural of churru
Portuguese
Noun
churros
- plural of churro
Spanish
Noun
churros m pl
- plural of churro
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