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donut machine

donut machine

2.5
A machine that fries many donuts quickly for bakeries or shops
  • noun
  • /ˈdoʊnʌt məˈʃin/
  • Specialized
translation icon : máquina de donuts
  • They installed two donut machines in the bakery.

Examples

  • The new donut machine is incredibly efficient.

  • Many commercial kitchens rely on a donut machine for efficient production.

  • A donut machine can fry dozens of doughnuts quickly and evenly.

  • The bakery upgraded to a new donut machine to increase their daily output.

  • The bakery installed a new doughnut machine to keep up with the high demand for fresh pastries.

  • During the morning rush, the doughnut machine worked efficiently, producing dozens of warm doughnuts.

  • Many restaurants prefer to buy a doughnut machine to fry their own doughnuts rather than order them from suppliers.

Synonyms

donut fryer
vsdonut machine
  • Specialized
3.3

A machine that fries many donuts at once in bakeries and shops

has identical meaning but is an alternative name commonly used in shops

How Fast

flowline
  • Specialized
5.6
donut machine
  • Specialized
2.5
fryer
17 2.1

Surface Forms

donut machine singular
donut machines plural
doughnut machines plural
doughnut machine singular

Morphology

donut + machine

The meaning of 'donut machine' is directly derivable from its parts: 'donut' (a fried sweet cake) + 'machine' (a powered device), so it is understood as a machine for making or frying donuts. This noun–noun compounding pattern is regular and cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Donut machine is a plain name that comes from the picture it gives: a machine that fries many donuts at once, often on a moving belt with hot oil. That's why it means 'a machine used for frying large quantities of doughnuts'.