ドーナツ

どーなつ
noun
doughnut
food
1. doughnut, donut
A ring-shaped fried pastry, often topped with sugar, glaze, or chocolate. A popular snack in Japan.
ドーナツを買(か)ってきた。
I bought some doughnuts.
コンビニのドーナツが安(やす)くておいしい。
Convenience store doughnuts are cheap and tasty.
揚(あ)げたてのドーナツにチョコレートをかけて食(た)べるのが最高(さいこう)だ。
Eating freshly fried doughnuts topped with chocolate is the best.

Etymology

From English "doughnut." Also sometimes spelled ドーナッツ, but ドーナツ is standard.

Common collocations

  • ドーナツを揚(あ)げる: to fry doughnuts
  • ドーナツ屋(や): doughnut shop
  • ドーナツ型(がた): doughnut-shaped, ring-shaped
  • 穴(あな)なしドーナツ: a doughnut without a hole

Cultural note

Mister Donut (ミスタードーナツ, commonly called ミスド) is the most well-known doughnut chain in Japan and a cultural fixture.

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