As a noun doughnut
is a deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly of a toroidal (a ring doughnut ) often mixed with various sweeteners and flavourings; or flattened sphere (a filled doughnut) shape filled with jam, custard or cream.
As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.
As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.
doughnut
Alternative forms
* donut (North America)
Noun
(
en noun)
A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly of a toroidal (a ring doughnut ) often mixed with various sweeteners and flavourings; or flattened sphere (a filled doughnut) shape filled with jam, custard or cream.
Anything in the shape of a torus.
(North America) A peel-out or skid mark in the shape of a circle; a 360-degree skid.
A spare car tyre, usually stored in the boot, that is smaller than a full sized tyre and is only intended for temporary use.
Synonyms
* (anything in the shape of a torus) ring, torus
See also
* bagel
* koulouri
* torus
* toroid
References
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Translingual
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wikipedia X)
Etymology 1
Letter
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Symbol
(
mul-symbol)
A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
strike
Etymology 2
Possibly from skull and crossbones
Derived terms
* XXX
See also
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Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur
Roman numerals
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