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beignet
[ ben-yey; French be-nye ]
noun
- a fritter or doughnut.
- French Cooking. any fruit, vegetable, seafood, etc., dipped in batter and deep-fried.
beignet
/ ˈbɛnjeɪ /
noun
- a square deep-fried pastry served hot and sprinkled with icing sugar
Word History and Origins
Origin of beignet1
Word History and Origins
Origin of beignet1
Example Sentences
“My parents think I’m on my camping trip. Plus I love beignets and po’boys and gumbo and pralines. Not crawfish though. I can’t eat anything that has eyes.”
McIlroy’s introduction to New Orleans included a sampling of crab beignets from popular restaurant Le Petit Grocery on Wednesday night, a meal he shared with Lowry.
We ate beignets on Bourbon Street and went night swimming.
Conversation stretched between them like beignet dough, rising and falling and turning into something new and unexpected.
Countless edits, adjustments and additions later — including celebratory beignets at 3 a.m. for Buchanan and Rutz — the job was done.
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