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BEIGNET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does beignet mean?
• BEIGNET (noun)
The noun BEIGNET has 1 sense:
1. a deep-fried, yeast-raised doughnut dusted with confectioners' sugar
Familiarity information: BEIGNET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A deep-fried, yeast-raised doughnut dusted with confectioners' sugar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
beignet; French fritter
Hypernyms ("beignet" is a kind of...):
friedcake (small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat)
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