meringue
Collocations
4ADJ.
damp, valuable
VERB + MERINGUE
like, make, trouble
MERINGUE + NOUN
clue, dessert, pie
PREP.
in, with
Definitions
noun
A mixture consisting of beaten egg whites and sugar which is added to the tops of pies then browned.
The key to a good baked Alaska is the meringue topping.
A shell made of this mixture which serves as the receptacle for fruit, ice cream or sherbet.
Shirley likes to have strawberry with her meringue.
It had the same laxness in texture that all organic structures seem to have upon the moon; it tasted rather like a gauffre or a damp meringue, but in no way was it disagreeable.
verb
To prepare as a meringue dish.
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6The key to a good baked Alaska is the meringue topping.
WiktionaryShirley likes to have strawberry with her meringue.
WiktionaryIt had the same laxness in texture that all organic structures seem to have upon the moon; it tasted rather like a gauffre or a damp meringue, but in no way was it disagreeable.
WiktionaryFrench words like "vin" give Americans trouble; but "meringue," a valuable clue, falls trippingly from the tongue.
Tatoeba · #2079761I'd like lemon meringue pie for dessert.
Tatoeba · #9733028The cook carefully separated the albumen from the yolk to make meringue.
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