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- US Pronunciation
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- [ben-yey; French be-nye]
- /bɛnˈyeɪ; French bɛˈnyɛ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ben-yey; French be-nye]
- /bɛnˈyeɪ; French bɛˈnyɛ/
Definitions of beignet word
- noun beignet a square deep-fried pastry served hot and sprinkled with icing sugar 3
- noun beignet a fritter with a filling of fruit, vegetable, meat, fish, cheese, etc. 3
- noun beignet a square doughnut or friedcake coated with powdered sugar 3
- noun plural beignet a fritter or doughnut. 1
- noun plural beignet French Cookery. any fruit, vegetable, seafood, etc., dipped in batter and deep-fried. 1
- noun beignet (Britain) A fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling). 0
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Origin of beignet
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-35, Americanism; < Louisiana French (def 1), French (def 2), Middle French bignet pastry filled with fruit or meat, equivalent to buyne literally, bruise, lump from a blow (of uncertain origin; cf. bunion) + -et -et
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Parts of speech for Beignet
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beignet popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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