praline

 
Pronunciation: /ˈprɑːliːn, ˈpreɪliːn/

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