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- noun Plural form of
beignet .
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Examples
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His wager included CDs, pralines, mix for the square doughnuts called beignets, as well as beads and other trinkets
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His wager included CDs, pralines, mix for the square doughnuts called beignets (ben-YAYs), as well as beads and other trinkets
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Classic street foods such as beignets and chicory coffee are yielding in favor of tamales.
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Classic street foods such as beignets and chicory coffee are yielding in favor of tamales.
Archive 2006-12-01 2006
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Round out your meal with a truly fiery (and, I thought, wonderful) chocolate panna cotta, or fresh doughnut holes, here called "beignets," with a kalamansi-curd dipping sauce.
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Sugar-dusted beignets and chicory coffee are the signature Bayou Bakery experience.
Food in photos: Bayou Bakery Justin Rude 2011
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I was wondering if I was going to get some beignets, a shrimp Po'boy sandwich, some shrimp or crawfish etouffee or maybe, some seafood gumbo and top it off with some bread pudding.
Why I missed last night's game Michael Lee 2011
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Quickly I set the box on the hall table and removed the puzzle for Crank, and the beignets, which were probably stale by now, for the boys.
Darkness Becomes Her Kelly Keaton 2011
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Finish the night off with a midnight snack of hot beignets dusted with powdered sugar and black coffee.
Amy Chan: 10 Romantic Date Ideas For Valentine's Day Amy Chan 2011
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Finish the night off with a midnight snack of hot beignets dusted with powdered sugar and black coffee.
Amy Chan: 10 Romantic Date Ideas For Valentine's Day Amy Chan 2011
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