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beignet — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • doughnut noun A small, sweet, deep-fried piece of dough, usually ring-shaped or filled with jam or cream.
  • fritter noun A piece of food, often fruit or vegetable, coated in batter and deep-fried.

Senses

beignet is used for these senses in English:

  • beignet (US) A Louisiana-style fried doughnut or fritter covered in powdered sugar.
  • doughnut A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, usually mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, often made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape flattened sphere shape filled with jelly/jam, custard, or cream.
  • fritter A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter.

doughnut — full definition

  1. noun A small, sweet, deep-fried piece of dough, usually ring-shaped or filled with jam or cream.
  2. noun Anything shaped like a ring or torus, such as a spare tyre or a skid mark made by spinning a car in a circle.

fritter — full definition

  1. noun A piece of food, often fruit or vegetable, coated in batter and deep-fried.
  2. verb To waste time, money, or effort gradually on unimportant things.

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