noun
- a square piece of dough that is fried and covered with powdered sugar
Usage: from French cuisine; especially associated with New Orleans
Examples
- We ordered fresh beignets and coffee at the famous café.
- The beignets were still warm and dusted with powdered sugar.
- She learned to make traditional beignets from her grandmother’s recipe.
- The New Orleans bakery is known for its delicious beignets.
- He bit into the fluffy beignet and sugar scattered everywhere.
- The street vendor sold hot beignets to tourists all morning.