Doughnut vs. Donut — What's the Difference?

A doughnut or donut (IPA: ) is a type of leavened fried dough. It is popular in many countries and is prepared in various forms as a sweet snack that can be homemade or purchased in bakeries, supermarkets, food stalls, and franchised specialty vendors.

Variant of doughnut.

A small ring-shaped cake made of rich, light dough that is fried in deep fat.

A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard, or cream.

Something whose form is reminiscent of a ring-shaped cake.

Anything in the shape of a circle or torus.

A fast, tight 360° turn made in a motor vehicle or motorized boat.

A peel-out or skid-mark in the shape of a donut; a 360-degree skid.

A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly of a toroidal (a ring doughnut) shape, often mixed with various sweeteners and flavourings; or flattened sphere (a filled doughnut) shape filled with jam, custard or cream.

(North America) A spare tire, smaller and less durable than a full-sized tire, only intended for temporary use.

Anything in the shape of a torus.

A toroidal cushion typically used by hemorrhoid patients.

(attributive) A circular life raft.

An idiot.

(physics) A toroidal vacuum chamber.

A small ring-shaped friedcake

(North America) A peel-out or skid mark in the shape of a circle; a 360-degree skid.

A spare car tyre, usually stored in the boot, that is smaller than a full-sized tyre and is only intended for temporary use.

A kind of tyre for an airplane.

(slang) A vulva; (by extension) a woman's virginity.

A foolish or stupid person.

A small cake (usually sweetened) fried in a kettle of boiling lard.

A toroidal shape;

A small ring-shaped friedcake