fasnacht

[faws-nahk, -nahkt]

noun Chiefly Pennsylvania.

a deep-fried raised doughnut; originally served on Shrove Tuesday as the last sweet treat before Lent.

Also, fast·nacht

[fawst-nahk, -nahkt] .

Origin:
< Pennsylvania German; German Fastnacht; see fast², night

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Fasnacht is always a great word to know.

So is zedonk. Does it mean:

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

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