beigne

== 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) clout, slap, wallop, sock (blow, especially one to the head) ==== Noun ==== beigne m (plural beignes) doughnut (toroidal variety) (Louisiana, Missouri) doughnut, fritter, deep-fried corn cake ===== Related terms ===== beignet, beignette === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== beigne inflection of beigner: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive 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)