Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A confection made of nut kernels, especially almonds or pecans, stirred in boiling sugar syrup until crisp and brown.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A confection made by stirring almonds (or other kernels of nuts) in boiling sugar and water till they are brown and will crackle between the teeth; also, in Louisiana, a flat cake made by stirring the kernels of nuts (generally pecan-nuts) in sugar. Also, corruptly, prawling.
- Noting the addition of praline powder, as to a café- or chocolat-parfait mixture before freezing, or as a coating to nuts, or as a filling to confections. See
praline powder .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A confection made of nut kernels, usually of almonds, roasted in boiling sugar until brown and crisp.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A form of
confection made fromalmonds and othernuts andcaramelized sugar
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Syrin -- The chewy praline is a Central Texas thing, they'd never fly in Louisiana.
Praise the pralines! | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2007
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The law school dean, who says his instructor would describe him as "diligent and well-meaning," raised funds at a tempting "praline" party hosted by friend and attorney Nancy Couvillon, where guests learned how to cook the tempting desserts.
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I love praline—perhaps not quite as much as chocolate, but I know from sampling Mr. Torres's other wares that he has the populist touch; while he's fully capable of concocting those frilly French desserts that make you feel like titled nobility when they hit your taste buds, he also knows that chocolate is an essential arrow in any self-respecting pasty chef's quiver.
Seeking Layers of Heaven Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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Penny raved about her Comice Pear "Autumn Salad," with persimmons, pomegranates and walnut praline powder.
Jay Weston: Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel Air Restaurant Is Extraordinary Jay Weston 2011
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In fact, he seemed to be making the cake, the chocolate ganache, the praline butter crème and the chocolate frosting almost simultaneously.
Seeking Layers of Heaven Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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Penny raved about her Comice Pear "Autumn Salad," with persimmons, pomegranates and walnut praline powder.
Jay Weston: Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel Air Restaurant Is Extraordinary Jay Weston 2011
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You can wow your guests and use up leftovers at the same time—just add bacon, broccoli or mushrooms to a savory soufflé or fold chocolate chunks, crushed praline or rum-soaked raisins into dessert variations.
Not as Hard as It's Puffed Up to Be Gail Monaghan 2011
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Penny raved about her Comice Pear "Autumn Salad," with persimmons, pomegranates and walnut praline powder.
Jay Weston: Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel Air Restaurant Is Extraordinary Jay Weston 2011
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The core of the company's operation is still designer chocolates — indeed, its "7 Deadly Sins to Share," a stark, postmodern box filled with black currant and Champagne (pride), almond praline (wrath) and passion fruit (envy) chocolates, among others, may be this Valentine's Day's most high-concept box of candy.
Ring Dings, From the Heart Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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Penny raved about her Comice Pear "Autumn Salad," with persimmons, pomegranates and walnut praline powder.
Jay Weston: Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel Air Restaurant Is Extraordinary Jay Weston 2011
somern commented on the word praline
The correct way to pronounce this is "prah-line" not "pray-line," although, if the announcer at my 8th grade spelling bee had used the latter pronunciation, I would have gotten it right, not wrong! Because she pronounced is "prawline" which sound like "Pauline," who was my step-grandmother. Duh.
December 4, 2006