1
: fritter
2
: a light square doughnut usually sprinkled with powdered sugar
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At delicious San Lorenzo, inside Hotel St. Vincent, Italian classics get reimagined with Creole ingredients—catfish schnitzel, caviar beignets—under chandeliers and Corinthian columns.
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David Hochman, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The pancakes, waffles and beignets are impressive, in flavors such as berry, S’mores, banana split and cinnamon roll.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
Jazz Fest will host 65 vendors that represent the vast culinary range of New Orleans, a city known for savory (and sweet) treats like crawfish, beignets, gumbo and jambalaya.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
These are deliciously manifested in treats such as gumbo, jambalaya and beignets.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
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David Hochman, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The pancakes, waffles and beignets are impressive, in flavors such as berry, S’mores, banana split and cinnamon roll.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
Jazz Fest will host 65 vendors that represent the vast culinary range of New Orleans, a city known for savory (and sweet) treats like crawfish, beignets, gumbo and jambalaya.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
These are deliciously manifested in treats such as gumbo, jambalaya and beignets.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Beignet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beignet. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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