/faws"nahk', -nahkt'/ , n. Chiefly Pennsylvania.
a deep-fried raised doughnut; originally served on Shrove Tuesday as the last sweet treat before Lent.
Also, fastnacht /fawst"nahk', -nahkt'/ .
[
Fastnacht; see FAST 2 , NIGHT ]
/faws"nahk', -nahkt'/ , n. Chiefly Pennsylvania.
a deep-fried raised doughnut; originally served on Shrove Tuesday as the last sweet treat before Lent.
Also, fastnacht /fawst"nahk', -nahkt'/ .
[
Fastnacht; see FAST 2 , NIGHT ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012