Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

donuteria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: donu-te-ria
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rare and chiefly Canada, US and Australia form of doughnutery (“a doughnut shop”).

Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"Although he’s thought about franchising the operation and opening a string of donuterias, Swannie said he doesn’t want to end up being “another Col. Sanders. I’d rather go fishing.”"
"if it is at all possible...walk somewhere else if you suspect that some freak's following you. like...go to one of those all-night donuterias or something."
"The next morning, the boy who thought of himself as a shadow senior at the local high school waited to be let into the donuteria by his tardy boss."
"Saturday, August 6 3:27 a.m. A new fad swept Arcata’s wee hours. First a staggering woman argued needlessly with passersby outside a downtown donuteria … […] 5:09 a.m. A downtown donuteria is where probation violators go to get arrested."

Etymology

From donut + -eria, after cafeteria and pizzeria.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: donut

Usage

Inflected Forms

donuterias (plural)

Questions

What does donuteria mean?: Rare and chiefly Canada, US and Australia form of doughnutery (“a doughnut shop”).
Where does donuteria come from?: From donut + -eria, after cafeteria and pizzeria.

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