méringue
[mey-rang]
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Origin of méringue
< French < Haitian Creole
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meringue
- stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with sugar and baked, often as a topping for pies, cakes, etc
- a small cake or shell of this mixture, often filled with cream
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Word Origin
C18: from French, origin obscure
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Word Origin and History for méringue
meringue
n.
whites of eggs mixed with sugar, 1706, from French méringue (18c.), of unknown origin.
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