praline

[ prah-leen, prey-, prah-leen ]

/ ˈprɑ lin, ˈpreɪ-, prɑˈlin /

noun

a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.

a cookie-size confection made especially of butter, brown sugar, and pecans: developed in New Orleans in the early 19th century.

a similar confection of nuts mixed or covered with chocolate, coconut, maple sugar or syrup, etc.

Nearby words

prajapati, prajna, prajnā-paramita, prakrit, prakriti, praline, pralltriller, pram, pramipexole, prana, pranava

Origin of praline

1715–25; < French; named after Marshall César du Plessis-Praslin (1598–1675), whose cook invented them

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Examples from the Web for praline

Elodie went into realistic details of the wreck of the gold stopping on the praline stuffing of a chocolate.
The Mountebank|William J. Locke
If making chocolate pralin, add three tablespoonfuls of praline powder; stir in lightly a pint of cream whipped to a stiff froth.
The Century Cook Book|Mary Ronald
If making coffee pralin, add three tablespoonfuls of praline powder (see below).
The Century Cook Book|Mary Ronald
Keep the praline powder in a close preserve jar ready for use.
The Century Cook Book|Mary Ronald

British Dictionary definitions for praline

praline

/ (ˈprɑːliːn) /

noun

a confection of nuts with caramelized sugar, used in desserts and as a filling for chocolates

Also called: sugared almond a sweet consisting of an almond encased in sugar

Word Origin for praline

C18: from French, named after César de Choiseul, comte de Plessis- Praslin (1598–1675), French field marshal whose chef first concocted it

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Word Origin and History for praline

praline

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.