Sufganiya (סופגנייה) means doughnut in Hebrew.
It can also mean donut. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
doughnut, donut
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sufganiya.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מאכל עגול העשוי בצק ומטוגן בשמן עמוק. סופגנייה שנהוג לאכלה בחנוכה מצופה אבקת סוכר וממולאת בדבר מה, כגון ריבה או שוקולד.
The word Sufganiya is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סֻפְגָּנִיָּה
- Written without vowel points
- סופגנייה
- Said
- sufganiya
- Root
- ס־פ־ג
- Plural
- סֻפְגָּנִיּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' סֻפְגָּנִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 224
This is how Sufganiya is said in other languages.
- English
- doughnut, donut
- Arabic
- زلابية, شفنج
- Russian
- пончик, пышка
- French
- beignet
- Spanish
- rosquilla
- German
- Krapfen, Kreppel, Pfannkuchen, Berliner
These words mean nearly the same as Sufganiya.
These words rhyme with Sufganiya.
The word Sufganiya comes from the root ס־פ־ג, like these words.
These words come before and after Sufganiya in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sufganiya.
What does Sufganiya (סופגנייה) mean in Hebrew?
Sufganiya (סופגנייה) means doughnut and donut. It is said sufganiya, with the stress on ya.
What is a synonym for Sufganiya (סופגנייה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sufganiya (סופגנייה) are דונאט.
What rhymes with Sufganiya (סופגנייה)?
Words that rhyme with Sufganiya (סופגנייה) include אונייה, חיה, סקריה, שתייה, ראייה, and בעיה.
Is Sufganiya (סופגנייה) masculine or feminine?
The word Sufganiya (סופגנייה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is סֻפְגָּנִיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ספגניה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.