ドーナツ
どーなつ
noun
doughnut
1.
doughnut, donut
A ring-shaped fried pastry, often topped with sugar, glaze, or chocolate. A popular snack in Japan.
ドーナツを買ってきた。
I bought some doughnuts.
コンビニのドーナツが安くておいしい。
Convenience store doughnuts are cheap and tasty.
揚げたてのドーナツにチョコレートをかけて食べるのが最高だ。
Eating freshly fried doughnuts topped with chocolate is the best.
A ring-shaped fried pastry, widely available in Japan at convenience stores and specialty chains.
ETYMOLOGY:
From English "doughnut." Also sometimes spelled ドーナッツ, but ドーナツ is standard.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ドーナツを揚げる: to fry doughnuts
- ドーナツ屋: doughnut shop
- ドーナツ型: doughnut-shaped, ring-shaped
- 穴なしドーナツ: filled doughnut (without the 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.