beignet

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UK/ˈbɛn.jeɪ/US/bɛnˈjeɪ/

noun

A fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling).

“We sat in a New Orleans cafe eating beignets and sipping cappuccinos.”

Similar
French fritter
OriginFrench beignet →
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Meanings

nounbeignet (plural beignets)

plural beignets

  1. UKA fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling).
  2. USA Louisiana-style fried doughnut or fritter covered in powdered sugar.

    We sat in a New Orleans cafe eating beignets and sipping cappuccinos.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna deep-fried, yeast-raised doughnut dusted with confectioners' sugar

Similar
French fritter
Broader
friedcake
Also see
french donut

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchbeignet
  2. Englishbeignet

Borrowed from French beignet, ultimately of Frankish origin.

More words from French

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Translations

Esperanto benjeto, benjeto
  • benjetodonut
  • benjetofritter
Finnish beignet, beignet
  • beignetdonut
  • beignetfritter
French beignet, beignet
  • beignetdonut
  • beignetfritter
Italian bignè, bignola
  • bignèfritter
  • bignolafritter
Latin scriblīta
  • scriblītafritter
Spanish buñuelo, buñuelo de viento
  • buñuelodonut
  • buñuelo de vientodonut
  • buñuelofritter
Tagalog bunwelos, bunwelos
  • bunwelosdonut
  • bunwelosfritter

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with beignet

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Cite this entry
APA

beignet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beignet

MLA

“beignet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beignet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beignet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beignet.

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