(a) any of various cakes made of dough; esp. a yeast-raised cake or bun; †(b) English regional (Devon) a fool, an idiot (obsolete).

Originally U.S. and English regional (southern). A small, spongy, fried cake of sweetened dough, usually in the shape of a ring or ball, and…

A small ball-shaped cake made of sweetened dough and traditionally fried in lard (similar to a doughnut).

A doughnut or other fried cake. Also more generally: a cake (also a pastry or dessert) containing (usually chopped or ground) nuts.

In Dutch and South African cookery: a small light pancake or fritter, typically fried and dusted with sugar.

Esp. in Italian and Italian-American cookery: pastries consisting of fried balls or rings of dough, typically topped with powdered sugar and often…

In Germany and other German-speaking areas: a doughnut (see also quot. 1845).

A doughnut.

slang (originally U.S.). A heavy dumpling.

(a) the hole in the centre of a ring doughnut; also in extended use; (b) U.S. a bite-sized, spherical doughnut (so called because originally made of…

With plural agreement: small unsweetened cakes of deep-fried dough, typically served with a sweet or savoury filling. Also as a count noun: a cake of…

slang. Among cowboys: doughnuts.

A kind of sugared doughnut popular in South Africa.

U.S. colloquial. A doughy cake; esp. a doughnut.

U.S. colloquial. A doughnut. rare.

In East African cookery: a small cake consisting of sweetened dough fried in oil, usually triangular in shape and typically eaten as a snack or as an…