beignet
[ ben-yey; French be-nye ]
noun,plural bei·gnets [ben-yeyz; French be-nye]. /bɛnˈyeɪz; French bɛˈnyɛ/.
a fritter or doughnut.
French Cooking. any fruit, vegetable, seafood, etc., dipped in batter and deep-fried.
Origin of beignet
1Words Nearby beignet
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How to use beignet in a sentence
Bur is a sweet fried bread or doughnut similar to a beignet.
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British Dictionary definitions for beignet
beignet
/ (ˈbɛnjeɪ) /
noun
mainly US and Canadian a square deep-fried pastry served hot and sprinkled with icing sugar
Origin of beignet
1C19: French bignet filled pastry, from buyne, literally: bump or lump
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