beigne

See also: beigné

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛɲ/
• Homophones: beignent, beignes

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French bigne, from Old French bigne, buyne (“lump”), from Frankish *bungjo (“a swelling, lump, bump”). Unlike other loans, the vowel *-u- is umlauted to *-ü- and then -i-, compare broigne which does not undergo umlaut. (For more details, see the entry for beignet.).

Noun

beigne f (plural beignes)

1. clout, slap, wallop, sock (blow, especially one to the head)

Noun

beigne m (plural beignes)

1. doughnut (toroidal variety)
2. (Louisiana, Missouri) doughnut, fritter, deep-fried corn cake

Related terms

• beignet, beignette

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

beigne

1. inflection of beigner:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

• “beigne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)