Praline Definition

prälēn, prā-
pralines
noun
A crisp candy made of nuts, esp. almonds, browned in boiling sugar.
Webster's New World
Any of various confections similarly made, esp. a soft or crisp candy patty made of pecans and brown sugar, maple syrup, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Praline

Noun

Singular:
praline
Plural:
pralines

Origin of Praline

  • French after César de Choiseul, Comte du Plessis-Praslin (1598–1675), French army officer

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French praline

    From Wiktionary

Praline Sentence Examples

  • From there they are taken to a room dedicated to producing praline every day.

  • Almond Torte - Shortcake and nutty chocolate praline topped with bitter chocolate and finished wiht a whole almond.

  • Beat in the mascarpone briefly and then gently fold in half the crushed praline and nearly all the raspberries saving a few for decoration.

  • One example of this is their hazelnut praline, still made the same way François Bruyerre made it from scratch.

  • Praline - The debate rages on as to whether this confection is pronounced "pray leen", or "praw leen".

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Words Starting With

PPRPRA

Words Ending With

ENEINE

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Words Starting With P and Ending With E

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With E