"praline" meaning in English

See praline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹɑː.liːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɹeɪ.liːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɹeɪˌlin/ [General-American], /ˈpɹɑˌlin/ [General-American], /pɹɑˈlin/ [General-American], /ˈpɹɔ.lin/ [Louisiana], /ˈpɹɑ.lin/ [Louisiana] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-praline.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-praline2.wav Forms: pralines [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French praline. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|praline}} French praline Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} praline (countable and uncountable, plural pralines)
  1. A confection made from almonds and other nuts, caramelized sugar, and sometimes milk or cream. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sweets Derived forms: pralined Translations (confection): пралина (pralina) [feminine] (Bulgarian), pralino (Esperanto), praliini (Finnish), praline [feminine] (French), praliné [masculine] (French), Praline [feminine] (German), Praliné [neuter] (German), pralina [feminine] (Italian), プラリネ (purarine) (Japanese), pralina [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), pralina [feminine] (Polish), pralinê [masculine] (Portuguese), pralină [feminine] (Romanian), пралине́ (pralinɛ́) [neuter] (Russian), bombón [masculine] (Spanish), pralin (Swedish), צוקער־מאַנדל (tsuker-mandl) [masculine] (Yiddish)

Inflected forms

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