Eclair vs. Donut — What's the Difference?

An elongated pastry filled with custard or whipped cream and usually iced with chocolate.

Variant of doughnut.

Alternative spelling of éclair

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.

A kind of frosted cake, containing flavored cream.

Anything in the shape of a circle or torus.

Oblong cream puff

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

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

A toroidal cushion typically used by hemorrhoid patients.

An idiot.

A small ring-shaped friedcake