What is "sufganiyah"

n. a deep-fried ball-shaped doughnut, usually filled with jelly or custard and topped with powdered sugar

A sufganiyah ( or סופגניה; plural, sufganiyot: סופגניות, pronounced , ) is a round jelly doughnut eaten in Israel and around the world on the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. The doughnut is deep-fried, filled with jelly or custard, and then topped with powdered sugar. At Hanukkah, Jewish people observe the custom of eating fried foods in commemoration of the miracle associated with the Temple oil.