sufganiyah

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/ˌsuːfɡɑniˈjɑː/

noun

A deep-fried, ball-shaped doughnut, usually filled with jelly or custard and topped with powdered sugar.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounsufganiyah (plural sufganiyot)

plural sufganiyot

  1. A deep-fried, ball-shaped doughnut, usually filled with jelly or custard and topped with powdered sugar.

Origin

  1. Hebrewסופגנייה
  2. Englishsufganiyah

From Hebrew סופגנייה.

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Translations

Arabic سوفغنية
  • سوفغنيةdoughnut
French soufganiya
  • soufganiyadoughnut
German Sufganiyah
  • Sufganiyahdoughnut
Hebrew סֻפְגָּנִיָּה
  • סֻפְגָּנִיָּה (sufganiyah)doughnut
Indonesian sufganiyah
  • sufganiyahdoughnut
Italian sufganiyah
  • sufganiyahdoughnut
Korean 수프가니야
  • 수프가니야 (supeuganiya)doughnut
Polish sufganija
  • sufganijadoughnut
Portuguese sufganiá
  • sufganiádoughnut
Russian суфгания́
  • суфгания́ (sufganijá)doughnut
Spanish sufganiá
  • sufganiádoughnut
Ukrainian суфганія́
  • суфганія́ (sufhanijá)doughnut
Yiddish פּאָנטשקע
  • פּאָנטשקע (pontshke)doughnut
Cite this entry
APA

sufganiyah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sufganiyah

MLA

“sufganiyah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sufganiyah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sufganiyah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sufganiyah.

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