Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dough-nut

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: dough-nut
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic spelling of doughnut.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The older children snatched sponge-cakes and dough-nuts from the forks and began to eat ravenously."

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

dough-nuts (plural)

Questions

What does dough-nut mean?: Archaic spelling of doughnut.

How to pronounce dough-nut

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