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[–] javiwhite@feddit.uk 65 points 2 days ago (14 children)

In the UK these are called doughnuts.

The presence of a hole isnt a pre-requisite to being deemed a doughnut here.

Calling something that has zero holes a 'donut hole', will absolutely have a local refer to you as a doughnut tho...

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

But how do you differentiate between a doughnut ( o ) and a doughnut o. I'd be so pissed if I asked for a doughnut and someone handed me this tiny shit.

[–] javiwhite@feddit.uk 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

One without a hole is a doughnut. One with is a doughnut ring.

[–] macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world -3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The nut in the word is to already show that it is in a nut shape. So it would be doughball and doughnut.

[–] javiwhite@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago

What part of the UK are they called doughballs? ive never heard them called that.

Only reference I can think of is Pizza express' dough balls, but they're a savoury dough ball rather than sweet like a doughnut.

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