How do you say beignets?

[JLO]

Just wondering how to pronounce this. We're staying at POFQ and I want to try these. Don't want to be embarrased!!!

 

[WDWKOOK]

"BANGYAYS" is how it sounds, and they're yummy!

 

[Mommyto2boys]

I'm from New Orleans so I should know...

It's pronounced ben-yay

 

[jewjubean]

Umm...I'm from around the NOLA area and we've always pronounced them "Benyay".

 

[Mommyto2boys]

"BANGYAYS" is how it sounds, and they're yummy!

Nooo...it's not Bang...it's Ben

 

[dansamy]

"ben-yays" is how we usually pronounce it. I'm on the Gulf Coast in Alabama and we frequently visit the NOLA area and that's how I've always heard the locals there say it too.

 

[photomama]

another S. Louisiana girl here and it's been-yah or yay!

Hope they have some cafe au lait to go with those beignets

 

[nwhitehead1214]

I'm from New Orleans so I should know...

It's pronounced ben-yay

Born in Gretna, LA I second the "ben-yay"

 

[JLO]

Thanks everybody! I can't wait to try my "ben yays"... maybe after our dinner at La Cell-yay!

 

[praline3001]

We should just call this the cajun thread

It's "been yah"

They are yummy yummy ~ kind of like small funnel cakes dusted with powdered sugar! High calories but soooo GOOD!

 

[WDWKOOK]

Born in Gretna, LA I second the "ben-yay"

My mother was from Belgium and used to make them and that's how she would pronounce them. "Bang" or "Ben" they're still delicious!

 

[praline3001]

Thanks everybody! I can't wait to try my "ben yays"... maybe after our dinner at La Cell-yay!

We will make a cajun out of you yet

 

[dansamy]

They are yummy yummy ~ kind of like small funnel cakes dusted with powdered sugar! High calories but soooo GOOD!

I can only eat a little bit before I am too sugar overloaded. I may eat one off the kids' plate. That's about all I can handle. That's how sweet they are. But they are goooooood! Way better than funnelcakes from the fair.

 

[WDWKOOK]

"Merriam's" pronounciation:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?beigne01.wav=beignet

 

[praline3001]

"Merriam's" pronounciation:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?beigne01.wav=beignet

more cajuns need to listen to that there site close but it don't cut it darlin

Its BEEN (as in been there done that)
YAY (as in cheer great job YAHH)

BEEN YAY

and for goodness sakes ~ don't humiliate yourself by asking for one of those Been-Yays from new OrlEENS

Its Neworluns or nawlins (one word no E sound)

 

[blu3d3vil]

I've always said ben-yet, guess I was wrong.

 

[praline3001]

I've always said ben-yet, guess I was wrong.

The T is silent

Here is a good cajun word for ya (ok you cajuns hush and lets see how they do with this word he he)

Tchoupitoulas I love hearing tourist trying to say that

 

[Gina35]

Hi....Sorry to give this thread a little hijack....but please fill me in on PO.....is FQ the way to go? Can someone tell me the difference between the 2 resorts?
Thanks!

 

[hardhead]

I say it like this beignets

 

[TagsMissy]

"BANGYAYS" is how it sounds, and they're yummy!

It's French... it's actually the most phonetically spelled

been -yay