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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dough /doʊ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Foodflour combined with water, milk, etc., in a thick mass for baking:We made our own dough for apple pie.
- any similar soft, pasty mass.
- Slang Termsmoney:Can you lend me some dough until payday?
dough•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est:The pizza crust was too doughy and unbaked. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dough (dō),USA pronunciation n. - Foodflour or meal combined with water, milk, etc., in a mass for baking into bread, cake, etc.;
paste of bread. - any similar soft, pasty mass.
- Slang Termsmoney.
- bef. 1000; Middle English do(u)gh, do(u)h, dou(e), Old English dāg, dāh; cognate with Dutch deeg, Old Norse deig, Gothic daigs, German Teig
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dough /dəʊ/ n - a thick mixture of flour or meal and water or milk, used for making bread, pastry, etc
- any similar pasty mass
- a slang word for money
Etymology: Old English dāg; related to Old Norse deig, Gothic daigs, Old High German teig dough, Sanskrit degdhi he daubs; see dairy, duff1, lady |