1. Plural of Bismarck; a type of pastry or dessert, typically a round cake or bun with a filling (often jam or cream) and a dusting of powdered sugar.
Usage: chiefly North American; also called a Bismarck doughnut or jelly doughnut in some regions
2. Plural of Bismarck; references to Otto von Bismarck, the 19th-century Prussian statesman, or things named after him.
Usage: proper noun usage; typically capitalized

Examples

• The bakery sells fresh bismarcks every morning.
• She bought a dozen bismarcks for the office party.
• These chocolate bismarcks are filled with vanilla cream.
• The pastry shop's bismarcks are famous throughout the city.
• We enjoyed bismarcks with coffee after lunch.