Doughnut vs. Fritter

Doughnutnoun

A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly of a toroidal (a ring doughnut) shape, often mixed with various sweeteners and flavourings; or flattened sphere (a filled doughnut) shape filled with jam, custard or cream.

Doughnutnoun

Anything in the shape of a torus.

Doughnutnoun

(North America) A peel-out or skid mark in the shape of a circle; a 360-degree skid.

Doughnutnoun

A spare car tyre, usually stored in the boot, that is smaller than a full-sized tyre and is only intended for temporary use.

Doughnutnoun

A small cake (usually sweetened) fried in a kettle of boiling lard.

Doughnutnoun

a toroidal shape;

Doughnutnoun

a small ring-shaped friedcake

Doughnut

A doughnut or donut (IPA: ) is a type of leavened fried dough. It is popular in many countries and is prepared in various forms as a sweet snack that can be homemade or purchased in bakeries, supermarkets, food stalls, and franchised specialty vendors.

Fritternoun

A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter.

Fritternoun

A fragment; a shred; a small piece.

Fritterverb

To squander or waste time, money, or other resources; e.g. occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination.

Fritterverb

(transitive) To sinter.

Fritterverb

(transitive) To cut (meat etc.) into small pieces for frying.

Fritterverb

(transitive) To break into small pieces or fragments.

Fritternoun

A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the substance inclosed in the batter; as, apple fritters, clam fritters, oyster fritters.

Fritternoun

A fragment; a shred; a small piece.

Fritterverb

To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.

Fritterverb

To break into small pieces or fragments.

Fritternoun

small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables

Fritterverb

spend frivolously and unwisely;

Fritter

A fritter is a portion of meat, seafood, fruit, vegetables or other ingredients which have been battered or breaded, or just a portion of dough without further ingredients, that is deep-fried. Fritters are prepared in both sweet and savory varieties.