/ Dictionary / Index F fasnacht: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: fas•nacht Pronunciation: (fôs'näk", -näkt"), [key] — n. Chiefly Pennsylvania. a deep-fried raised doughnut; originally served on Shrove Tuesday as the last sweet treat before Lent. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Fashoda fast Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language