dough
UK[dəʊ]US[doʊ]
n
A thick, malleable mixture of flour and liquid, used for baking into bread or pastry.
n
(slang) Money.
Etymology
The word 'dough' originates from the Old English dāg, which is a direct descendant of the Proto-Germanic daigaz, meaning "something kneaded". This, in turn, can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root dʰeyǵʰ-, meaning "to knead, to form, to shape". The semantic journey is remarkably direct, moving from the ancient concept of shaping a pliable substance to the modern, concrete meaning of the flour-and-water mixture used in baking. The slang sense of "money", which emerged in the mid-19th century, plays on the idea of dough as the essential raw material from which the necessities of life (like bread) are made, metaphorically equating it with financial means.
Analysis
The word is a simplex form. Its root is from Old English dāg, meaning "dough".
Examples
She kneaded the dough until it was smooth and elastic.
The recipe calls for letting the dough rise for an hour.
He's always looking for ways to make some extra dough.