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dough

dough

199 1.2
A thick mixture of flour and water that you knead to make bread or pastry
  • noun
  • /doʊ/
translation icon : masa
  • To make the best bread, you need to knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic.
  • flour dough
  • make dough
  • bread dough

This warm circle of dough is spread out for you.

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Examples

  • Add the noodles to the dough because we're making noodles.

  • The whole lot is wrapped in a crepe-like dough.

  • Hey, where did that big ball of dough go?

  • Any metal ring that will hold the dough together will do.

    Academic text (1990)
  • This warm circle of dough is spread out for you.

  • We punch the pizza dough down, and it's time to sauce it up.

  • So what happens as the dough starts to leaven?

  • I'm back and our bagel dough has doubled in size.

  • You're supposed to fry Longos dough until it's golden brown.

  • We could sell confections like fried dough at the fair and stuff like candies.

Synonyms

bread dough
vsdough
2 1.2

A soft mixture of flour and water used to make bread

is a general kneadable base used for many baked goods
pastry dough
vsdough
1 1.0

A soft mixture of flour, fat, and water used as a base for pies and tarts

is a firmer kneadable base rather than a fat rich flaky mix
yeast dough
vsdough
2.8

A soft mixture of flour, water, and yeast that rises before baking

is a kneadable base not defined by its rising method

Compounds

2 1.2

A soft mixture of flour and water used to make bread

1 1.0

A soft mixture of flour, fat, and water used as a base for pies and tarts

dough sheeter
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A machine that rolls dough into thin, even sheets for bakeries

Food made with dough as the outside layer or base

A soft mixture of flour, water, and yeast that rises before baking

How Stiff

dough
199 1.2
soft roll
1 1.3
batter
54 1.8

Surface Forms

dough singular
doughs plural

Etymology

Dough originally meant the soft mix used to make bread; it comes from an old English word and is like the German Teig. So today dough still means the flour-and-water mixture you knead and shape before baking.