meringue
A mixture consisting of beaten egg whites and either sugar or other flavoringsA mixture consisting of beaten egg whites and either sugar or other flavorings; it is often baked to brown the surface and may be used as a topping or in other ways, most often as a dessert.
» I'd like lemon meringue pie for dessert.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A mixture consisting of beaten egg whites and either sugar or other flavorings; it is often baked to brown the surface and may be used as a topping or in other ways, most often as a dessert.
The key to a good baked Alaska is the meringue topping.
sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar
(countable, uncountable)A shell made of this mixture which serves as the receptacle for fruit, ice cream or sherbet.
Shirley likes to have strawberry with her meringue.
Baiser, Meringue, Baiser
безе́bezɛ́, мере́нгаmerénga, мере́нгаmerénga
безеbeze
Examples
3 sentencesI'd like lemon meringue pie for dessert.
The cook carefully separated the albumen from the yolk to make meringue.
French words like "vin" give Americans trouble; but "meringue," a valuable clue, falls trippingly from the tongue.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French meringue. Historically, it was believed that meringue was invented inBorrowed from French meringue. Historically, it was believed that meringue was invented in and named for the Swiss village of Meiringen, but the term is now thought to derive instead from Middle Dutch meringue (“light evening meal”), of unclear origin:
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Forms
plural: meringuesWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable