1
: fritter
2
: a light square doughnut usually sprinkled with powdered sugar
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Guests will learn all about it all in the ride's queue, which will smell like beignets.
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Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
The property takes pampering seriously, and guests are greeted with a glass of prosecco and receive deliveries of fresh beignets and French-press coffee every morning.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
Walk through the historic French Quarter and try beignets at Café du Monde.
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—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The event also featured elevated culinary offerings curated by Smorgasburg and Jean Imbert, my favorite being the beef filet and corn beignets.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 7 Oct. 2024
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Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
The property takes pampering seriously, and guests are greeted with a glass of prosecco and receive deliveries of fresh beignets and French-press coffee every morning.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
Walk through the historic French Quarter and try beignets at Café du Monde.
18.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The event also featured elevated culinary offerings curated by Smorgasburg and Jean Imbert, my favorite being the beef filet and corn beignets.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Beignet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beignet. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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