praline
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- noun
- /ˈprɑːleɪn/
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praliné
- We walked across the street for gelato (I got caramel praline with banana nut chocolate crunch).
- pecan pralines
- chocolate praline
- praline ice cream
And then this one we are going to make praline.
- And then this one we are going to make praline.
- Praline, but butter pecan praline milkshake.
Examples
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To placate her cravings, Gina has pasted above her bed magazine photos of chocolate ganaches, prime ribs, cherry pies, and butterscotch praline ice cream.
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She bought a box of delicious pralines filled with creamy chocolate and nuts.
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I do not like pralines.
Blog text (12) -
I got a little truffle and praline assorted box.
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There you go, Mildred, an extra scoop of praline on me.
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Didn't you get your steak dinner and your box of pralines?
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When the hostess offered me the box of chocolates, the one closest to me was a praline.
Blog text (12) -
The baked chocolate mousse, praline cream, and candied hazelnuts were like a taste of heaven.
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They're chocolate covered pralines.
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We cruise past countless boutiques and a candy store window heaped with creamy brown pralines.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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A small sweet made from sugar, often with chocolate or nuts
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Sweet food like candy or a small cake
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Etymology
Praline comes from the name of a French count, Praslin, because one popular story says his cook covered almonds in sugar and the sweet became known as 'pralines'. That's why a praline today is a small sweet 'made from nuts and sugar'.