noun
Meaning 1
A fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
beignet
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈbɛn.jeɪ/
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General-American: /bɛnˈjeɪ/
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rhymes with -eɪ
noun
Meaning 2
A Louisiana-style fried doughnut or fritter covered in powdered sugar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
- We sat in a New Orleans cafe eating beignets and sipping cappuccinos.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a deep-fried, yeast-raised doughnut dusted with confectioners' sugar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: French fritter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: friedcake
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French beignet, ultimately of Frankish origin.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: benjeto — fritter
- Finnish: beignet — fritter
- French: beignet — fritter
- Italian: bignè — fritter
- Italian: bignola — fritter
- Latin: scriblīta — fritter
- Spanish: buñuelo — fritter
- Tagalog: bunwelos — fritter
- Esperanto: benjeto — donut
- Finnish: beignet — donut
- French: beignet — donut
- Spanish: buñuelo — donut
- Spanish: buñuelo de viento — donut
- Tagalog: bunwelos — donut