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meringue

meringue

22 6.8
A sweet, light topping or dessert made from beaten egg whites and sugar
  • noun
  • /məˈræŋ/
translation icon : merengue
  • After the meal, we enjoyed a slice of light and airy meringue with fresh berries.

Examples

  • When's the last time you ate lemon meringue pie?

    Bullet Train (2022)

  • I'll have some pie-- some of that lemon meringue pie.

    A History of Violence (2005)

  • And we got a lemon meringue pie.

  • Can I get a piece of that lemon meringue pie?

    The Killing Jar (2010)

  • I can make you a nice lemon meringue pie.

    The Incredible Melting Man (1977)

  • That's a mile-high meringue, Miss Celia.

    The Help (2011)

  • The snow had blown into wonderful drifts, like whorls on top of a lemon meringue pie.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Finally, the creamy meringue was poured into the caramel-glazed mold.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Bob rewarded them with lime and cherry gumdrops, and meringues with silver icing piped around the sides.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • She baked a delicious lemon meringue pie for dessert at the party.

Compounds

lemon meringue pie
4 1.6

A sweet dessert with lemon filling and soft meringue on top

meringue kiss
5.9

A small sweet made from whipped egg whites and sugar, baked until crisp

How Fluffy

meringue
22 6.8
marshmallow
106 1.0
frosting
  • US
49 1.0
icing
46 1.0

Surface Forms

meringue singular
meringues plural

Etymology

Meringue comes from the French meringue and probably from an old Italian word meringa. It names the light, whipped 'foam' made from egg whites and sugar, which is why a meringue is a sweet, airy topping or dessert.