meringue
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[muh-rang] 
| 1. | a delicate, frothy mixture made with beaten egg whites and sugar or hot syrup, and browned, used as a topping for pies, pastry, etc. |
| 2. | a pastry or pastry shell made by baking such a mixture, sometimes filled with fruit, whipped cream, etc. |
1700–10; < F méringue; perh. to be identified with dial. (Walloon) maringue shepherd's loaf, marinde food for an outdoor repast (< L merenda light afternoon meal, prob. fem. ger. of merere to merit, such a meal being part of a laborer's wages), though certain evidence is lacking; assoc. with the town of Meiringen (Bern canton, Switzerland) is solely by folk etym.
mé⋅ringue
[mey-rang] < F < Haitian Creole
me⋅ren⋅gue
[muh-reng-gey] noun, verb, -gued, -gu⋅ing.| 1. | a ballroom dance of Dominican and Haitian origin, characterized by a stiff-legged, limping step. |
| 2. | the music for this dance. |
| 3. | to dance the merengue. |
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| me·ringue (mə-rāng') n.
[French méringue.] |
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Meringue
Me`ringue"\ (F. ?; E. ?), n. [F.] A delicate pastry made of powdered sugar and the whites of eggs whipped up, -- with jam or cream added.Cite This Source
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meringue
mixture of stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar that is used in confections and desserts. The invention of meringue in 1720 is attributed to a Swiss pastry cook named Gasparini. Meringues are eaten as small "kisses" or as cases and toppings for fruits, ice cream, puddings, and the like. Shapes are piped onto a baking sheet through a pastry bag and dried out thoroughly in a slow oven. They are not ordinarily browned but remain an ivory colour. Vacherins and schaumtorten are plain meringue shells; dacquoise is a meringue with ground nuts and cornstarch added. Italian meringue, in which the sugar takes the form of a hot syrup, is used to cover puddings and ice creams. In the United States, a soft, moist meringue is used to top pies, especially lemon cream. Another famous American meringue dessert is the baked Alaska. A hard-frozen block of ice cream is placed on a layer of spongecake, and the whole is covered with uncooked meringue. The meringue is quickly browned in a hot oven and the dish served immediately, so that the meringue is warm but the ice cream is still frozen
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