dough
gb/dˈoʊ/ us/dˈoʊ/
A2
English
~ 10000
tészta, lóvé
NOUN
A2
1
tészta
A1
Usage pattern:
dough for [bread/pizza/etc.]
Cover the dough with a cloth and let it rise for an hour.
Takard le a tésztát egy konyharuhával, és hagyd kelni egy órán át.
She rolled the dough into a thin circle to make a pizza base.
Vékony kör alakúra nyújtotta a tésztát, hogy pizzalapot készítsen.
This cookie dough is too sticky; add a little more flour.
The recipe says to chill the dough in the fridge overnight.
He shaped the dough into small rolls and put them on a baking tray.
Learner examples
I put the dough in a warm place to rise.
Meleg helyre tettem a tésztát, hogy megkeljen.
She makes bread dough every Sunday morning.
Minden vasárnap reggel kenyértésztát készít.
We cut the cookie dough into small stars.
He rolls the dough with a rolling pin.
The dough is ready to go in the oven.
Common mistake:
Learners often confuse "dough" with "batter". "Dough" is thick and can usually be shaped by hand (for bread, pizza, cookies), while "batter" is thinner and can be poured (for pancakes, cakes). Another mistake is using "dough" for cooked bread; after baking, it is called "bread" or "cookies", not "dough".
Meaning
flour mixture for bread or pastry
Collocations
knead the dough
|let the dough rise
|roll out the dough
|bread dough
|cookie dough
|pizza dough
Synonyms
mixture (A very general word; it can refer to any combination of substances, not specifically to uncooked bread or pastry.)
Antonyms
bread (Bread is the finished baked product, while dough is the uncooked mixture before baking.)
Themes
food
|daily life
|home
|food_drink
|daily_life
Definition
A soft, thick mix of flour and liquid that you use to make bread, pizza, or other baked food before it goes in the oven.
A thick, soft mixture of flour, liquid, and often yeast or fat, used as the base for bread, pizza, and many baked goods before they are cooked.
NOUN
B2
SLANG
2
lóvé
B2
Usage pattern:
borrow dough from [someone]
He took the job because he really needed the dough.
Elvállalta a munkát, mert nagyon kellett neki a lóvé.
She’s been working weekends to save up some extra dough.
Hétvégenként is dolgozik, hogy félretegyen egy kis plusz lóvét.
They must be rolling in dough if they can afford a house like that.
I’m short on dough this month, so I can’t go on vacation.
He lost a lot of dough on that bad investment.
Learner examples
I work in a café to make some dough.
Egy kávézóban dolgozom, hogy keressek egy kis lóvét.
She has no dough, so she stays at home tonight.
Nincs lóvéja, ezért ma este otthon marad.
He saves his dough to buy a new phone.
They spend a lot of dough on clothes.
We need more dough to pay the rent.
Common mistake:
Learners may use this slang word in very formal situations (like job interviews or academic writing), where neutral words like "money" or "funds" are better. Another mistake is treating it as countable (e.g., *"two doughs"*); in this sense, "dough" is uncountable and used without a plural.
Meaning
money, especially in slang
Collocations
make some dough
|earn enough dough
|need the dough
|save your dough
|spend all your dough
|rolling in dough
Synonyms
cash (Very common informal word for money; slightly less slangy and more neutral than "dough".)
Antonyms
broke ("Broke" describes having no money, which is the opposite situation of having dough.)
Themes
money
|daily life
|society
|finance
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Money, said in a very informal, slang way.
Money, especially cash, used as an informal or slang term.
Grammar
Dictionary form
dough
IPA
GB/dˈoʊ/
US/dˈoʊ/
Syllables & stress
dough (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (dough)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: dough
- Plural: dough, doughs
Word family
Forms
doughs
noun
Core family
doughy
adjective
Related words
doughnut
noun
donut
noun
Expressions
bread dough
1/bɹˈɛd dˈoʊ/
fixed phrase
uncooked mixture for bread
The thick dough you use to make bread before it is baked.
Examples
- Knead the bread dough until it feels smooth and elastic.
- He left the bread dough on the counter to rise.
- This bread dough is too dry; add a little water.
cookie dough
1/kˈʊki dˈoʊ/
fixed phrase
uncooked mixture for cookies
The soft, sweet dough you make before baking cookies.
Examples
- She ate a spoonful of cookie dough before putting the tray in the oven.
- The recipe says to chill the cookie dough for 30 minutes.
- We made chocolate chip cookie dough together on Saturday.
pizza dough
1/pˈitsə dˈoʊ/
fixed phrase
uncooked mixture for pizza base
The dough you use to make the base of a pizza before you bake it.
Examples
- She bought ready-made pizza dough from the supermarket.
- He stretched the pizza dough into a large circle.
- The recipe makes enough pizza dough for two large pizzas.
rolling in dough
1/ɹˈoʊlɪŋ ˈɪn dˈoʊ/
idiom
informal
to be very rich
To have a lot of money; to be very rich.
Examples
- Ever since his app became popular, he’s been rolling in dough.
- If this business idea works, we’ll be rolling in dough.
- She married a guy who’s rolling in dough and travels first class everywhere.