donut

[doh-nuht, -nuht]

noun

1. a variant of doughnut.

donut

/ ˈdəʊnʌt /

noun

1. a variant spelling (esp US) of doughnut

Example Sentences

Despite complaints online saying the donuts are dry, my batch was anything but dry or stale.

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A few years ago, he says, his channel was "inundated" with comments from people in New York about this new craze - a cross between a croissant and a donut.

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Yeah, maybe it sounds silly to say, “I want to smell like a frosted donut,” but scents are proven to have a huge impact on your mood and mental state.

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She said the school food could vary between healthy, balanced meals and pizzas, cookies and donuts, and in some cases portion sizes had been getting smaller.

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Their extensive donut menu has 30 variations, including chocolate wildberry fritter, salt and vinegar, red velvet cake and orange dream star.

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When To Use

Spelling tips for donut

The word donut is hard to spell because it is a simplified spelling of the earlier doughnut. How to spell donut: The easiest way to spell donut is to break it into two parts: do - nut. As in, do nut (not) eat the last donut!