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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pra•line /ˈpreɪlin, ˈprɑ-/USA pronunciation n. - Fooda kind of candy made of nuts, esp. almonds or pecans, and sugar cooked until it is like hard caramel: [uncountable]a piece of praline.[countable]buying some pralines at the store.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pra•line (prä′lēn, prā′-, prä lēn′),USA pronunciation n. - Fooda French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- Fooda cookie-size confection made esp. of butter, brown sugar, and pecans: developed in New Orleans in the early 19th century.
- Fooda similar confection of nuts mixed or covered with chocolate, coconut, maple sugar or syrup, etc.
- French; named after Marshall César du Plessis-Praslin (1598–1675), whose cook invented them
- 1715–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: praline /ˈprɑːliːn/ n - a confection of nuts with caramelized sugar, used in desserts and as a filling for chocolates
- Also called: sugared almond a sweet consisting of an almond encased in sugar
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, named after César de Choiseul, comte de Plessis-Praslin (1598–1675), French field marshal whose chef first concocted it |