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Meringue

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Meˊringue′

(F. mẽˊrăN′g’; E. mĕ-răng′)
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Noun.
[F.]
A delicate pastry made of powdered sugar and the whites of eggs whipped up, – with jam or cream added.

Definition 2025

meringue

meringue

See also: meringué and méringue

English

Noun

meringue ‎(countable and uncountable, plural meringues)

  1. A mixture consisting of beaten egg whites and sugar which is added to the tops of pies then browned.
    The key to a good baked Alaska is the meringue topping.
  2. 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Harold McGee, On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

French

Pronunciation

Noun

meringue f ‎(plural meringues)

  1. meringue

Verb

meringue

  1. first-person singular present indicative of meringuer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of meringuer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of meringuer
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of meringuer
  5. second-person singular imperative of meringuer

Etymology

Borrowing from French meringue. Historically, it was believed that meringue was invented in and named for the Swiss village of Meiringen,[1] but the term is now thought to derive instead from Middle Dutch meringue ‎(“light evening meal”), of unclear origin:[1]

Compare Middle Low German meringe (from mern ‎(“to dip bread in wine”)), Middle High German merunge (from mëren ‎(“to soak bread in wine or water for dinner”)), Old English merian ‎(“to purify, cleanse, test”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mə-răng', IPA(key): /məˈɹæŋ/
  • (US) also enPR: mə-rāng', IPA(key): /məˈɹeɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -æŋ

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