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BEIGNET

Dictionary entry overview: What does beignet mean?

• BEIGNET (noun)
The noun BEIGNET has 1 sense:

1. a square, very rich drop friedcake dusted with confectioners' sugar

Familiarity information: BEIGNET used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BEIGNET (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A square, very rich drop friedcake 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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