BEIGNET Definition & Meaning

beignet

[ ben-yey; French be-nye ]

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noun

plural beignets

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

beignet

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noun

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

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51�Թ� 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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of beignet¹

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

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“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.”

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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.

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We ate beignets on Bourbon Street and went night swimming.

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The bright blue liquid swirled around her, the scent reminding her of hot beignets from home.

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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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