Yiddish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English doughnut. Compare German Donut, Doughnut.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔnat/, /ˈdɔnɐt/

Noun

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דאָנאַט (donatm, plural דאָנאַטס (donats)

  1. (US) doughnut, donut
    Synonyms: פּאָנטשקע (pontshke), פּאָנטשיק (pontshik)

References

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  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “doughnut”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN