il bignè

cream puff, profiterole

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noun · masculine Rare #40,568
cream puff, profiterole A small pastry, usually filled with cream; often served as a dessert.
IT: Ho preso un bignè alla crema.
EN: I had a cream puff filled with custard.

I bignè col cioccolato, con la crema.

Chocolate-topped cream puffs filled with custard.

— Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

Sì, i nostri compagni di bignè.

Yes, our cream puff companions.

— People we meet on vacation - Un amore in vacanza (2026)

Allora, mio bignè al cioccolato.

Well then, my chocolate cream puff.

— L'onda (2008)

Ma dovevamo fare bignè e caffè prima dei cocktail Hurricane.

But we had to make cream puffs and coffee before the Hurricane cocktails.

— People we meet on vacation - Un amore in vacanza (2026)

Delle paste, bignè.

Some pastries, cream puffs.

— Happy as Lazzaro (2018)