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If you were a Colombian, you would have your version of an empanada. If you are an Argentinean, you might find a dough that's baked and has a butter sheen on it. And then in Ecuador, you'll find more crispy-fried empanadas. So, yeah, every culture has their own version of empanadas.
Jose Garces

Meaning of "dough" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DOUGH

Old English dāg; related to Old Norse deig, Gothic daigs, Old High German teig dough, Sanskrit degdhi he daubs.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DOUGH

dough  [dəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOUGH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dough is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOUGH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dough

Dough

Dough ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a thick, malleable, sometimes elastic, paste made out of any cereals (grains) or leguminous crops. Dough is typically made by mixing flour with a small amount of water and/or other liquid, and sometimes includes yeast or other leavening agents as well as other ingredients such as various fats or flavorings. The process of making and shaping dough is a precursor to making a wide variety of foodstuffs, particularly breads and bread-based items, but also including biscuits, cakes, cookies, dumplings, flatbreads, noodles, pasta, pastry, pizza, piecrusts, and similar items. Doughs are made from a wide variety of flours, commonly wheat but also flours made from maize, rice, rye, legumes, and other cereals and crops used around the world.

Definition of dough in the English dictionary

The definition of dough in the dictionary is a thick mixture of flour or meal and water or milk, used for making bread, pastry, etc. Other definition of dough is any similar pasty mass.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOUGH

douche bag
doucine
dough-hook
doughboy
doughface
doughier
doughiest
doughiness
doughlike
doughnut
doughnut hole
doughnutlike
doughnutted
doughnutting
doughtier
doughtiest
doughtily
doughtiness
doughty
doughy

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOUGH

although
as though
borough
breakthrough
click through
click-through
cough
enough
get through
go through
hough
pass-through
Peterborough
rough
Scarborough
the rough
thorough
though
through
tough

Synonyms and antonyms of dough in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dough» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOUGH

Find out the translation of dough to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dough from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dough» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

面团
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

masa
570 millions of speakers

English

dough
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आटा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عَجِيـن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тесто
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

massa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাখা ময়দার তাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pâte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Doh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Teig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パン生地
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반죽
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Adonan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bột nhào làm bánh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कणके
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hamur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impasto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciasto
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тісто
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aluat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζύμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

deeg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

deg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

deig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dough

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUGH»

The term «dough» is very widely used and occupies the 15.094 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUGH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dough

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10 QUOTES WITH «DOUGH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dough.
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Christian Bale
I will never say never, but I will say never to doing the more typical romantic comedies. You know, unless I'm getting audited and I'm on the street and I desperately need some dough and that's the only thing that I'm getting.
2
Robert Downey, Jr.
There are some parents who have really done it right and told their kid, 'You know, we have this dough, none of this is for you. You have to get your own.'
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
It's not all that different with the orchestra. There are orchestras that seem to be encased in dough, so that first you have to break through the normal routine, and clear out the openings.
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Paul Engle
All families had their special Christmas food. Ours was called Dutch Bread, made from a dough halfway between bread and cake, stuffed with citron and every sort of nut from the farm - hazel, black walnut, hickory, butternut.
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Rachel G. Fox
I never carry a purse. My iPhone is always with me, a credit card, and a piece of mint chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream gum.
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Jose Garces
If you were a Colombian, you would have your version of an empanada. If you are an Argentinean, you might find a dough that's baked and has a butter sheen on it. And then in Ecuador, you'll find more crispy-fried empanadas. So, yeah, every culture has their own version of empanadas.
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O. Henry
Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence.
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Curly Howard
I got sick of the dough, and thought I'd go on the loaf.
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Bobby Locke
You drive for show but putt for dough.
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Method Man
When the ball dropped in 1999, I was holding dough and champagne in my hands and holding my kids.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOUGH»

Discover the use of dough in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dough and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dough: Simple Contemporary Breads
Favorite athletes from sports such as baseball, basketball, football, tennis, skiing, gymnastics and track-and-field are presented here.
Richard Bertinet, 2008
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Dough: A Memoir
Only they were rich. In Dough, Zachter chronicles the life-altering discovery made at age thirty-six that he was heir to several million dollars his bachelor uncles had secretly amassed in stocks and bonds.
Mort Zachter, 2010
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Two For The Dough: A Stephanie Plum Novel
It's Stephanie Plum, New Jersey's "fugitive apprehension" agent (aka bounty hunter), introduced to the world by Janet Evanovich in the award-winning novel One for the Money.
Janet Evanovich, 1999
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Handbook of Dough Fermentations
Handbook of Dough Fermentations describes the preparation of ferments and utilization of starters in the commercial baking and food industries and offers in-depth discussion on the modification of sourdough processes in the production of ...
Karel Kulp, Klaus Lorenz, 2003
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Who Ate All the Cookie Dough?
Kanga and her friends try to discover who ate all of her cookie dough.
Karen Beaumont, 2008
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Play Dough Economics
“Literature Connection” so you can seamlessly enhance your language arts instruction.
National Council on Economic Education, Suellen Reed, Harlan R. Day, 1988
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Crafts from Salt Dough
Describes how to make salt dough and provides detailed instructions with photographs for making crafts with the dough.
Audrey Gessat, 2003
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Decorative dough craft: beautiful projects for different ...
Provides designs and tips for crafting ornaments out of a dough made of flour, salt, and water
Lynne Langfeld, 1996
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Making Dough: The 12 Secret Ingredients of Krispy Kreme's ...
Each chapter thoroughly examines one key technique the company uses to pummel the competition, such as: Mixing great taste with show business by creating a theatrical atmosphere where customers can watch the whole doughnut-making process up ...
Amy Joyner, 2004
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The ICC Handbook of Cereals, Flour, Dough & Product Testing: ...
Key Words include: Baking, Cereals, Wheat, Maize, Barley, Flours, Grain Chain, Testing, Milling, Bread. Organic. Spelt. Animal Feeds. Malted Wheat. Fermented Products. Pastries. Pasta. Food Extrusion.
Stanley P. Cauvain, Linda S. Young, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOUGH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dough is used in the context of the following news items.
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Use Up Dough Scraps by Making Tiny, Tasty Bread Sticks
When you make your own pie crust, bread, or pizza dough, there are always a few scraps of dough left over. Instead of tossing them or trying to ... «Lifehacker, Jul 15»
2
Homemade pizza dough
Slowly add in the flour, a cup at a time, mixing well, first with a wooden spoon, then with your hands when the dough starts to come together. «WCAX, Jul 15»
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Former Dough patrons won't see gift certificate refunds
Dough, a chef-driven market and teaching kitchen on Merrimon Avenue, closed in May. Owner Brian Ross at the time said he would issue ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»
4
Mouldy old dough for Fleming item
An old mould linked to British scientist Sir Alexander Fleming's research which led to the discovery of penicillin has fetched more than £4,700 at ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
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Falmouth Village Arts & Crafts Street Festival - Slideshow
FALMOUTH – Dough was fried, and dough was made. About 200 vendors brought their wares to the annual Falmouth Village Arts & Crafts ... «Cape Cod Wave, Jul 15»
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Twinkies make comeback; now baker rolling in dough?
After the culinary comebacks of Twinkies, shown above, Wonder bread and a host of other Hostess Brands goodies were relaunched by new ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
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3D printed bio-dough for your custom skeleton
3D printed skeletal parts can be a lifesaver. Replacement skulls made from transparent plastic can now be made to order and fitted in no time. «ExtremeTech, Jul 15»
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Two Days of Noodles, Dumplings, and More Dough in Taipei
To qualify for a visa waiver for my trip to Xi'an, I'd need to fly in from one foreign city and out to another without ever touching down elsewhere in ... «The SunBreak, Jul 15»
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Dough goes flat at Wholly Bagels
Palmerston North people once again have a bagel-shaped hole in their lives, with Wholly Bagels closing for the second time in the city. «Manawatu Standard, Jul 15»
10
Highland Tap & Burger Owner Teams With Former Squeaky Bean …
Now that they're working together to open Bar Dough, he says that "the priority is bringing people together over food." And although an Italian ... «Westword, Jul 15»

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