"beignet" meaning in English

See beignet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛn.jeɪ/ [UK], /bɛnˈjeɪ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-beignet.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-beignet.wav Forms: beignets [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: Borrowed from French beignet, ultimately of Frankish origin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|beignet}} French beignet, {{der|en|frk|-}} Frankish Head templates: {{en-noun}} beignet (plural beignets)
  1. (UK) A fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling). Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-beignet-en-noun-1Q5GNauT Categories (other): British English
  2. (US) A Louisiana-style fried doughnut or fritter covered in powdered sugar. Tags: US Categories (topical): Snacks Translations (donut): benjeto (Esperanto), beignet (Finnish), beignet [masculine] (French), buñuelo [masculine] (Spanish), buñuelo de viento [masculine] (Spanish), bunwelos (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-beignet-en-noun-Y9VPwJJX Disambiguation of Snacks: 41 59 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 35 3 15 42 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 3 13 44 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of 'donut': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (fritter): benjeto (Esperanto), beignet (Finnish), beignet [masculine] (French), bignè [masculine] (Italian), scriblīta [feminine] (Latin), buñuelo [masculine] (Spanish), bunwelos (Tagalog)
Disambiguation of 'fritter': 55 45

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