How do you use Beignet in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Beignet meaning
- A fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling).
- A Louisiana-style fried doughnut or fritter covered in powdered sugar.
Synonyms of Beignet
Using Beignet
- The main meaning on this page is: A fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling). | A Louisiana-style fried doughnut or fritter covered in powdered sugar.
- Useful related words include: french fritter, friedcake.
Context around Beignet
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Beignet
- In this selection, "beignet" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cafe, orleans, fried, tree, comes and balls stand out and add context to how "beignet" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and a beignet with goat and as a beignet and filled. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "beignet" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with beignet
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Our Beignet Tree is a dessert that speaks for itself! (10 words)
These springy deep-fried beignet balls are pretty addictive, and available with or without powdered sugar. (16 words)
But a true New Orleans beignet comes from a place that dedicates its entire menu to just these pillowy puffed pastries. (21 words)
To satisfy your sweet tooth, the dessert menu offers a Ukrainian doughnut that’s as fluffy as a beignet and filled with lemon and lavender curd or a pistachio Neapolitan with brown butter ice cream and pistachio cream. (38 words)
Dishes off the Chinese-inspired New American menu will include persimmon with scallop, amaranth, and calamansi; Pig Out with Berkshire pork, spicy peanut noodle and condiments; and a beignet with goat's milk caramel, ice cream and citron. (38 words)
If you’ve never had a beignet (for starters, why are you so afraid to be happy), you should start with the classic version, then move up to this one. (30 words)
Our Beignet Tree is a dessert that speaks for itself! (10 words)
Example sentences (7)
To satisfy your sweet tooth, the dessert menu offers a Ukrainian doughnut that’s as fluffy as a beignet and filled with lemon and lavender curd or a pistachio Neapolitan with brown butter ice cream and pistachio cream.
I worry about Ashleigh, who introduced me to the realities of slavery at Whitney Plantation, and about Dave and his jazz band at Cafe Beignet.
Our Beignet Tree is a dessert that speaks for itself!
But a true New Orleans beignet comes from a place that dedicates its entire menu to just these pillowy puffed pastries.
Dishes off the Chinese-inspired New American menu will include persimmon with scallop, amaranth, and calamansi; Pig Out with Berkshire pork, spicy peanut noodle and condiments; and a beignet with goat's milk caramel, ice cream and citron.
If you’ve never had a beignet (for starters, why are you so afraid to be happy), you should start with the classic version, then move up to this one.
These springy deep-fried beignet balls are pretty addictive, and available with or without powdered sugar.