doughnut vs friedcake

doughnut and friedcake both are nouns.

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

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

doughnut: a small ring-shaped friedcake
friedcake: small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat

doughnut (noun)	friedcake (noun)
a small ring-shaped friedcake	small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat
a toroidal shape