praline
pronunciation
How to pronounce praline in British English: UK [ˈprɑ:li:n]
How to pronounce praline in American English: US [ˈprɑˌlin, ˈpre-]
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- Noun:
- cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans
Word Origin
- praline (n.)
- 1727, prawlin, from French praline (17c.), from the name of Marshal Duplessis-Praslin (1598-1675, pronounced "praline"), "whose cook invented this confection" [Klein]. Modern spelling in English from 1809.
Example
- 1. The praline cream on the next page is one of the more complicated .
- 2. Dutch student walinka van tol inspects the worm protruding from a half-eaten chocolate praline she 's holding , steels herself with a shrug , then pops it into her mouth .