praline
/ˈpɹɑː.liːn/US/ˈpɹeɪˌlin/
praline noun: a confection made from almonds and other nuts, caramelized sugar, and sometimes milk or cream.
Noun
praline (countable and uncountable, plural pralines)
- A confection made from almonds and other nuts, caramelized sugar, and sometimes milk or cream.
- A typical praline is roundish, about three inches in diameter and a half-inch thick. The taste is faintly regressive, reminiscent of the pleasure to be found in a peanut butter and jelly sandwich when one is ravenously hungry.1992 March 15, Frances Frank Marcus, “A Sweet Pleasure From New Orleans: The Praline”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- And so it is with praline, that crunchy, sweet, nut brittle that marries so irresistibly with chocolate.2017 March 26, Nigel Slater, “Nigel Slater’s chocolate and praline recipes”, in The Guardian
Forms of praline
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Origin of praline
Borrowed from French praline.
Words formed from praline
- pralined
Questions about praline
- What does praline mean?
- Praline means a confection made from almonds and other nuts, caramelized sugar, and sometimes milk or cream.
- What part of speech is praline?
- Praline is a noun.
- How do you pronounce praline?
- Praline is pronounced /ˈpɹɑː.liːn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of praline?
- The plural of praline is pralines.
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