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meringuey

meringuey adjective: meringuelike.

Adjective

meringuey (comparative more meringuey, superlative most meringuey)

  1. (rare) meringuelike
    • The torte’s dense, meringuey look probably contributes to the misconception that it was brought over from France by the Huguenots, or French Protestants, who fled to South Carolina in the 17th century for religious freedom.2009 September 13, Amanda Hesser, “Huguenot Torte, 1965”, in New York Times

Forms of meringuey

comparativemore meringuey
superlativemost meringuey

Origin of meringuey

From meringue + -y.

Questions about meringuey

What does meringuey mean?
Meringuey means meringuelike.
What part of speech is meringuey?
Meringuey is an adjective.

Words near meringuey in the dictionary

  1. meringue horns
  2. meringued
  3. meringuelike
  4. meringues
  5. meringues glacés
  6. meringuey
  7. meringuing
  8. Meringur
  9. merino
  10. merinos
  11. Meriones

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