beignet

[ ben-yey; French be-nye ]

noun

, plural bei·gnets [ben-, yeyz, be-, nye].

1. a fritter or doughnut.
2. French Cooking. any fruit, vegetable, seafood, etc., dipped in batter and deep-fried.

beignet

/ ˈbɛnjeɪ /

noun

1. a square deep-fried pastry served hot and sprinkled with icing sugar

Word History and Origins

Origin of beignet¹

1830–35, Americanism; < Louisiana French beignet ( def 1 ), French beignet ( def 2 ), Middle French bignet pastry filled with fruit or meat, equivalent to buyne literally, bruise, lump from a blow (of uncertain origin; bunion ) + -et -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of beignet¹

C19: French bignet filled pastry, from buyne , literally: bump or lump

Example Sentences

Bur is a sweet fried bread or doughnut similar to a beignet.

From Washington Post

Nor in gougre or beignet or bouche will Parmesan betray confidence.

From Project Gutenberg