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beigne.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɛɲ/

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

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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/bɛɲ/

  1. doughnut (toroidal variety)

    masculine

  2. doughnut, fritter, deep-fried corn cake

    Louisiana · masculine
Where this word comes from

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.).

verb/bɛɲ/

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

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of beigner: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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