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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024me•ringue /məˈræŋ/USA pronunciation n. - Food[uncountable] a pie topping made of stiffly beaten egg whites.
- [countable] a pie topped with meringue.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024me•ringue (mə rang′),USA pronunciation n. - Fooda delicate, frothy mixture made with beaten egg whites and sugar or hot syrup, and browned, used as a topping for pies, pastry, etc.
- Fooda pastry or pastry shell made by baking such a mixture, sometimes filled with fruit, whipped cream, etc.
- Latin merenda light afternoon meal, probably feminine gerund, gerundive of merere to merit, such a meal being part of a laborer's wages), though certain evidence is lacking; association with the town of Meiringen (Bern canton, Switzerland) is solely by folk etymology, etymological
- French méringue; perh. to be identified with dialect, dialectal (Walloon) maringue shepherd's loaf, marinde food for an outdoor repast (
- 1700–10
- Music and Dancemerengue.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: meringue /məˈræŋ/ n - stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with sugar and baked, often as a topping for pies, cakes, etc
- a small cake or shell of this mixture, often filled with cream
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, origin obscure |