beignetCookery.|bɛɲɛ| [Fr.] A fritter. 1835Irving Tour Prairies xxxiii. 306 We..supped heartily upon stewed buffalo meat,..beignets, or fritters of flour fried in bear's lard.1892T. F. Garrett Encycl. Cookery I. 132/1, II. 34/2. 1901Daily Chron. 7 Sept. 8/4 Cheese beignets.