dough
/dəʊ/noun
उच्चारण डो
गूँधा आटा
Basic word
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[U, sing.]
a mixture of flour, water, used for making bread, chapatis; (informal) money
गूँधा आटा
- knead the dough
- Add a little water to the dough and mix well.
- Leave the dough to rest for half an hour.
+ 1 more example
- She rolled out the dough into thin rounds for chapatis.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
dough (uncountable noun)
A thick mixture of flour and water used for baking or chapatis. It is uncountable and takes no plural.
आटे और पानी का गाढ़ा मिश्रण जो रोटी या बेकरी के लिए बनता है। यह uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं बनता।
- Knead the dough for ten minutes.
a piece/ball/lump of dough
To count dough, use a unit word such as a ball or a piece.
Dough को गिनने के लिए ball या piece जैसा इकाई-शब्द लगता है।
- Make small balls of dough for the chapatis.
dough (informal): money
In informal English, dough means money. It is uncountable.
अनौपचारिक अंग्रेज़ी में dough का अर्थ पैसा है। यह uncountable है।
- He earns good dough as a software tester.
dough (verb-like phrases): knead, roll, rise
Typical verbs: knead dough, roll dough, let the dough rise, punch down dough.
सामान्य क्रियाएँ: knead, roll, let the dough rise।
- Let the dough rise for an hour.
dough vs batter vs paste
Dough is thick enough to be shaped by hand; batter is liquid enough to pour; paste is a soft, smooth mix.
Dough इतना गाढ़ा होता है कि हाथ से आकार दिया जा सके; batter इतना पतला कि डाला जा सके; paste नरम और चिकना मिश्रण है।
- Chapati needs dough, but dosa needs batter.
+Collocations 5
verb + dough
kneadroll outshapemixcutprove
- Roll out the dough and cut it into circles.
adjective + dough
softstickystifffreshyeastpizza
- Soft dough makes soft chapatis.
dough + verb
risessticksdriesswellsrests
- The dough rises in a warm place.
dough + container
a bowl ofa ball ofa lump ofa sheet ofa roll of
- A sheet of dough was cut into biscuits.
dough + type of bread
roti doughparatha doughbread doughpizza doughcookie dough
- Paratha dough should be slightly softer than roti dough.
“More examples 6
- My grandmother taught Radhika how to knead soft dough for chapatis.
मेरी दादी ने राधिका को चपाती के लिए मुलायम आटा गूँधना सिखाया।
- The baker let the dough rest overnight in the fridge.
बेकर ने आटे को रात भर फ्रिज में रखा।
- Add more flour if the dough is too sticky.
अगर आटा बहुत चिपचिपा हो तो और आटा मिलाइए।
- He saved a lot of dough by studying at a government college.
सरकारी कॉलेज में पढ़कर उसने बहुत सारे पैसे बचाए।
- Pizza dough must be stretched thin before baking.
बेकिंग से पहले pizza का आटा पतला फैलाना चाहिए।
- Radhika covered the dough with a damp cloth to keep it soft.
राधिका ने आटे को नरम रखने के लिए गीले कपड़े से ढक दिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Add two doughs in the bowl.
✓ Add two balls of dough to the bowl.
Dough is uncountable, so count with a unit word.
Dough uncountable है, इसलिए इकाई-शब्द से गिनें।
✗ The dough are ready.
✓ The dough is ready.
Uncountable nouns take a singular verb.
Uncountable noun के साथ singular verb आती है।
✗ The dough is rising since two hours.
✓ The dough has been rising for two hours.
For a length of time, use for and a perfect continuous tense.
समयावधि के लिए 'for' और perfect continuous tense आता है।
§Grammar and usage
Dough /dəʊ/, rhymes with go (ough is silent here).
Dough /dəʊ/, go से तुक (यहाँ ough मौन है)।