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calisson

calisson noun: a Provençal diamond-shaped confection made with ground almonds.

Noun

calisson (plural calissons)

  1. A Provençal diamond-shaped confection made with ground almonds.
    • A crème brûlée into which had been blitzed those Provençal iced-marzipan biscuits called "calisson" was a crème brûlée adulterated.2011 December 18, Jay Rayner, “Restaurant review: Aurelia”, in The Observer, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2022
    • The "ethically sound" shelves tugged at my conscience, while the gourmet section tempted me with almond calisson at £13.99 and spelt dinkelbrot. I didn't know what either of these delicacies were, but I knew I wanted them.2014 February 14, Tim Lott, “I hate shopping for food at the supermarket”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2015

Forms of calisson

pluralcalissons

Origin of calisson

Borrowed from French calisson, from Occitan calissoun.

Questions about calisson

What does calisson mean?
Calisson means a Provençal diamond-shaped confection made with ground almonds.
What part of speech is calisson?
Calisson is a noun.
What is the plural of calisson?
The plural of calisson is calissons.

Words near calisson in the dictionary

  1. calisayas
  2. Calisch
  3. Calise
  4. Calises
  5. Calisher
  6. calisson
  7. calissons
  8. Calista
  9. Calister
  10. calistheneum
  11. calisthenic

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