doughboy vs friedcake

doughboy and friedcake both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
doughboy	Yes	No	No	No
friedcake	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, friedcake is a hypernym of doughboy; that is, friedcake is a word with a broader meaning than doughboy:

doughboy: a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread
friedcake: small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat

doughboy (noun)	friedcake (noun)
a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread	small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat
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