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.

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(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: 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.

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