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.OriginFr., from archaic buyne 'hump, bump'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004