praline

praline

See also: Praline, Praliné, and praliné

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from French praline.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑː.liːn/, /ˈpɹeɪ.liːn/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
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    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹeɪˌlin/, /ˈpɹɑˌlin/, /pɹɑˈlin/
    • (Louisiana) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɔ.lin/, /ˈpɹɑ.lin/
    • Rhymes: -ɑːlin, -eɪlin

    Noun

    praline (countable and uncountable, plural pralines)

    1. A confection made from almonds and other nuts, caramelized sugar, and sometimes milk or cream.
      Hypernym: brittle
      • 1992 March 15, Frances Frank Marcus, “A Sweet Pleasure From New Orleans: The Praline”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
        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.
      • 2017 March 26, Nigel Slater, “Nigel Slater’s chocolate and praline recipes”, in The Guardian[2]:
        And so it is with praline, that crunchy, sweet, nut brittle that marries so irresistibly with chocolate.

    Derived terms

    • pralined

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    Dutch

    Etymology

    From French praline.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /praː.ˈlin/
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    praline f (plural pralines, diminutive pralinetje n)

    1. filled chocolate (small piece of confectionery made from chocolate)

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    French

    pralines roses (1)
    Belgian chocolate (2)

    Etymology

    From prasline, named after César de Choiseul, Comte du Plessis-Praslin (1602–1675), whose cook is credited with the invention of the recipe.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    praline f (plural pralines)

    1. praline (confection made from almonds and other nuts and caramelized sugar)
    2. (Belgium) Belgian chocolate

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    Descendants

    • English: praline
    • German: Praline
    • Romanian: pralină

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    Italian

    Noun

    praline f pl

    1. plural of pralina

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