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- noun US A
doughnut .
Etymologies
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From Dutch. Literally "oily cake".
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There was the doughty doughnut, the tender olykoek, and the crisp and crumbling cruller; sweet cakes and short cakes, ginger cakes and honey cakes, and the whole family of cakes.
Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great Legends of All Times for Young People Hamilton Wright Mabie 1880
she commented on the word olykoek
Literally, "oil cake" — a small ball-shaped cake made of sweetened dough and traditionally fried in lard (similar to a doughnut), originating in Dutch cookery and introduced to America by Dutch settlers in New York.
August 6, 2008
yarb commented on the word olykoek
See also oly-cook.
August 6, 2008