doughnut

Everyday

1. A doughnut is a small sweet cake of fried dough, often shaped like a ring with a hole, or a round ball filled with jam or cream. tree →
2. A doughnut is any ring shape like this, such as a ring cushion or a rubber ring. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life it is a treat from a bakery or a bake sale; in maths it is a common example of a ring shape and of sharing problems («12 doughnuts in a box shared by 4»). Phrases: «a jam doughnut», «a box of doughnuts», «a ring doughnut».

Examples

• I had a jam doughnut at the fair. tree →
• Dad brought a box of twelve doughnuts to share. tree →
• The doughnut was covered in pink icing and sprinkles. tree →
• My doughnut got sugar all over my face. tree →
• A ring doughnut has a hole in the middle. tree →
• If 4 friends share 12 doughnuts equally, each gets 3. tree →
• The car spun round and left a doughnut shape in the snow. tree →

Note

Countable. «Doughnut» is the British and common spelling; «donut» is common in the USA. The «ough» says «oh». Too many sweet treats are bad for teeth; brush after eating them.