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méringue

[mey-rang]
noun, verb (used without object), mé·ringued, mé·ringu·ing.
  1. merengue.
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Origin of méringue

< French < Haitian Creole
Related formsun·me·ringued, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for méringue

meringue

noun
  1. stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with sugar and baked, often as a topping for pies, cakes, etc
  2. 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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