1
: fritter
2
: a light square doughnut usually sprinkled with powdered sugar
Examples of beignet in a Sentence
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Michelin has been strangely silent on Chef Brad Kilgore’s brasserie at the Arlo Wynwood hotel, but the menu offers many jaw droppers, including oxtail beignets and — finally!
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
The beignet shop got the most votes in the final of four rounds of reader voting.
—Jenny Rudolph, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
The praline beignets are decadent and the Rampart Street location offers savory varieties like crab meat beignets and breakfast versions.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
Locals head to Morning Call near City Park for its powder-them-yourself beignets.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
This seafood restaurant serves fish platters, sandwiches, New Orleans-style beignets and weekend breakfast.
—The Courier-Journal, 12 Feb. 2024
Head to Panini Pete's for melt-in-your-mouth beignets and a courtyard table located right in downtown Fairhope.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
But the restaurant just rolled out a new menu item to satisfy your sweet tooth this summer: beignets.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Perhaps beignets, zeppole or puff puff connect you to a time and place where excess was a virtue.
—Yewande Komolafe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
The beignet shop got the most votes in the final of four rounds of reader voting.
—Jenny Rudolph, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
The praline beignets are decadent and the Rampart Street location offers savory varieties like crab meat beignets and breakfast versions.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
Locals head to Morning Call near City Park for its powder-them-yourself beignets.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
This seafood restaurant serves fish platters, sandwiches, New Orleans-style beignets and weekend breakfast.
—The Courier-Journal, 12 Feb. 2024
Head to Panini Pete's for melt-in-your-mouth beignets and a courtyard table located right in downtown Fairhope.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
But the restaurant just rolled out a new menu item to satisfy your sweet tooth this summer: beignets.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Perhaps beignets, zeppole or puff puff connect you to a time and place where excess was a virtue.
—Yewande Komolafe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Beignet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beignet. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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