praline
See also: Praline, Praliné, and praliné
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French praline.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑː.liːn/, /ˈpɹeɪ.liːn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹeɪˌlin/, /ˈpɹɑˌlin/, /pɹɑˈlin/
- (Louisiana) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɔ.lin/, /ˈpɹɑ.lin/
Noun
praline (countable and uncountable, plural pralines)
- 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, ISSN 0362-4331:
- 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:
- And so it is with praline, that crunchy, sweet, nut brittle that marries so irresistibly with chocolate.
Derived terms
- pralined
Translations
confection
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Further reading
- praline on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- pearlin, plainer
Dutch
Etymology
From French praline.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /praː.ˈlin/
Audio (file)
Noun
praline f (plural pralines, diminutive pralinetje n)
- filled chocolate (small piece of confectionery made from chocolate)
Anagrams
- plenair
French
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
- IPA(key): /pʁa.lin/
(file) Audio (file)
Noun
praline f (plural pralines)
- praline (confection made from almonds and other nuts and caramelized sugar)
- (Belgium) Belgian chocolate
Derived terms
- cucul la praline
- pralin
- pralinage
- praliné
- praliner
Descendants
- → English: praline
- → German: Praline
Further reading
- “praline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- praline on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
Italian
Noun
praline f pl
- plural of pralina
Anagrams
- perlina, plenari