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praline

Definition of praline

noun

[mass noun]
  • a smooth, sweet substance made by boiling nuts in sugar and grinding the mixture, used especially as a filling for chocolates: [as modifier]:white chocolate and praline cheesecake
  • [count noun] a chocolate filled with praline: pralines laced with alcohol

Origin:

early 18th century: from French, named after Marshal de Plessis- Praslin (1598–1675), the French soldier whose cook invented it

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