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How to pronounce beignet in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms french fritter
Type of friedcake

Examples of beignet

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Try the oreillette a thin, crispy beignet with a delicate orange blossom filling.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A small beignet filled with chocolate cream and then dipped in a white chocolate.
From the gothamgal.com
When it comes to fried pastries such as a beignet or a cala, take your pick.
From the toledoblade.com
A beignet yes, but with glazed doughnuts, I admit, I was a complete failure.
From the theatlantic.com
The most interesting dish back then was a crab beignet, presented with a dipping sauce.
From the sacbee.com
Could I have a basket of sinfully rich beignet and a smidgeon of guilt-reducing produce?
From the signonsandiego.com
They're dipped in what's described as a beignet batter, deep-fried and dusted with sugar.
From the orlandosentinel.com
And of course, no trip is complete without a beignet from Cafe Du Monde.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Beignet-like doughnuts, sandy with cinnamon sugar, are warm in their beguiling little bags.
From the tennessean.com
More examples
  • French fritter: a deep-fried, yeast-raised doughnut dusted with confectioners' sugar
  • Fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling); A Louisiana style fried donut or fritter covered in powdered sugar
  • (Beignets) Fritters. Small dollops of dough that are fried. Can be savory or sweet
  • (Beignets) A square fried pastry, a cross between a cruller and a donut without the hole, served hot and sprinkled liberally with confectioners sugar.
  • (Beignets) Fried lumps of batter.
  • (ben-YAY) is a yeast pastry deep-fried and served hot with a generous dusting of confectioners' sugar
  • Lighter than a doughnut, and square (no holes), sprinkled with powdered sugar
  • (ben-yay) A square piece of dough that is fried and topped with powdered sugar
  • A sweet or savory fritter from New Orleans.