doughnut

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a small, circular cake, fried in hot fat, either with a hole in the middle or filled with jam:

jam doughnut May I have a jam doughnut, please?

Can I have a doughnut with sprinkles?

a soft, round object with a hole in the middle, used for arranging hair into a bun (= a style in which the hair is held together in a round shape at the back or on top of the head):

The video shows you how to make a bun using a doughnut.

What can I use if I don't have a hair donut?

an act of driving a car so that either the front or back of the car spins around, producing a circular mark on the ground:

pull a doughnut They were showing off, trying to pull doughnuts.

a small, circular cake, fried in hot fat, sometimes with a hole in the middle