beignet
pronunciation
How to pronounce beignet in British English:
UK ['beɪnet]
How to pronounce beignet in American English:
US ['beɪnet]
Word Origin
- beignet (n.)
- "fritter," 1835, from French beignet "fritter, eggroll, doughnut" (14c.), from Old French buigne "bump, lump," from Frankish or some other Germanic source (compare Middle High German bunge "clod, lump"), or from Gaulish *bunia (compare Gaelic bonnach).