cruller vs. donut

cruller

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noun

1. a rich, light cake cut from a rolled dough and deep-fried, usually having a twisted oblong shape and sometimes topped with sugar or icing.
2. a rich, light, raised doughnut, often with a ridged surface and sometimes topped with white icing.

donut

[ doh-nuht, -nuht ]show ipa

noun

1. a variant of doughnut.