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beignets

beignets is the plural of beignet.

Meaning of beignet

Noun

beignet (plural beignets)

  1. (UK) A fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling).
  2. (US) A Louisiana-style fried doughnut or fritter covered in powdered sugar.
    • We sat in a New Orleans cafe eating beignets and sipping cappuccinos.

Questions about beignets

What is beignets the plural of?
Beignets is the plural of beignet.

Words near beignets in the dictionary

  1. beiging
  2. beigish
  3. beigist
  4. beigists
  5. beignet
  6. beignets
  7. beigoma
  8. Beiguan
  9. beigy
  10. Beihai
  11. Beihold

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