beignet āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ beignet āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ Southern Louisiana A square doughnut with no hole: "a New Orleans coffeehouse selling beignets, an insidious Louisianian cousin of the doughnut that exists to get powdered sugar on your faceâ ( Los Angeles Times). Southern Louisiana A fritter.