BEIGNET


Meaning of BEIGNET in English

[ 'bɛnjeɪ ]

■ noun chiefly N. Amer.

1》 a fritter.

2》 a square of fried dough eaten hot sprinkled with icing sugar.

Origin

Fr., from archaic buyne 'hump, bump'.

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