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bismark

bismark

1 9.5
A raised doughnut filled with jam
  • noun
  • /ˈbɪzmɑrk/
  • US
translation icon : bismarck

Examples

  • In the old days, I might have called in the bimbos and staged a full Brent Bros. production at the old Bismark Hotel, with myself in the male lead and copies of the photos sent to Leslee.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • For dessert, I enjoyed a delicious bismark filled with raspberry jam.

  • She offered me a sweet bismark topped with powdered sugar.

  • At the bakery, I couldn't resist the fresh bismark that was still warm.

Synonyms

jelly doughnut
vsbismark
7 1.3

A soft round fried sweet bread filled with jam

is the general raised pastry filled with jelly without stressing softness
Berlin doughnut
vsbismark
  • UK
5.2

A sweet fried dough ball filled with jam and covered in sugar

is the same filled raised pastry but not focused on frying or sugar

How Sweet

bismark
  • US
1 9.5
donut
  • US
134 1.0

Surface Forms

bismark singular
bismarks plural

Etymology

Bismark probably comes from the name of the German leader Bismarck, because bakers once used his name for a special sweet as a kind of honor. So a bismark today is a 'jam-filled doughnut', a sweet, round pastry with jam inside.