meringue en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- [məˈɹeɪ̯ŋ] (Canada, US)
- [məˈɹæŋ] without æ-raising
- /məˈɹɛ̃ŋ/ (Canada, US)
- /məˈɹæŋ/ without æ-raising
- [məˈɹɛ̃ŋ] (Canada, US)
- /məˈɹeɪ̯ŋ/ (Canada, US)
Etymology
Borrowed from French meringue. Historically, it was believed that meringue was invented in and named for the Swiss village of Meiringen, but the term is now thought to derive instead from Middle Dutch meringue (“light evening meal”), of unclear origin: * perhaps from Latin merenda (“light evening meal”), or * perhaps from Middle Dutch *meren (“to dip or soak bread”), from Old Dutch *meren, itself of unclear origin: ** perhaps from Proto-Germanic *marjaną (“to grind, pound”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to rub, pack”). ** perhaps from Proto-Germanic *marhin (“soup of bread and wine or water”), from Proto-Indo-European *mark-, *merk- (“wet”). Compare Middle Low German meringe (from mern (“to dip bread in wine”)), Middle High German merunge (from mëren (“to soak bread in wine or water for dinner”)), Old English merian (“to purify, cleanse, test”). Doublet of merengue.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A mixture consisting of beaten egg whites and either sugar or other flavorings; it is often baked to brown the surface and may be used as a topping or in other ways, most often as a dessert.
The key to a good baked Alaska is the meringue topping.
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(countable, uncountable) A shell made of this mixture which serves as the receptacle for fruit, ice cream or sherbet.
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.
1900 December – 1901 August, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, chapter XIII, in The First Men in the Moon, London: George Newnes, […], published 1901, →OCLC, page 150:Shirley likes to have strawberry with her meringue.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| meringues | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
lemon meringue pie · meringuey · Swiss meringue · Italian meringue · meringuelike · meringue glacé · meringue horn · French meringue
Translations (76)
cmn 蛋白霜餅 /蛋白霜饼 (shell) · is marens (mixture) · ru безе́ (mixture) · ja メレンゲ (shell) · fi marenkipohja (shell) · ca merenga (mixture) · sv maräng (shell) · tl merengge (mixture) · da marengs (shell) · ko 머랭 (mixture) · ka ბეზე (mixture) · bn মেরিঙ্গু (mixture) · ja メレンゲ (mixture) · bg разбити белтъци (mixture) · br mereng (mixture) · tr beze (shell) · da marengs (mixture) · is marens (shell) · pt suspiro (mixture) · sv maräng (mixture) · ga meireang (shell) · pt merengue (mixture) · th เมอแร็งก์ (mixture) · it meringa (mixture) · he מקצפת (mixture) · nl meringue (shell) · el mαρέγκα (mixture) · pl beza (shell) · ar مَرَنْغ (mixture) · cmn 蛋白甜餅 /蛋白甜饼 (mixture) · hy բեզե (mixture) · id kue busa (mixture) · ml മെറിംഗു (mixture) · cmn 蛋白霜餅 /蛋白霜饼 (mixture) · th เมอแร็งก์ (shell) · io meringo (mixture) · et besee (mixture) · de Meringue (mixture) · es merengue (mixture) · fi marenkikuppi (shell) · fa-ira مُرَنْگ (mixture) · ga meireang (mixture) · sh пуслице (mixture) · eo meringo (mixture) · tr beze (mixture) · bg целувка (shell) · de Baiser (mixture) · eu merenge (mixture) · ro bezea (mixture) · nb marengs (mixture) · ru мере́нга (shell) · kk безе (mixture) · hu habcsók (shell) · cs bezé (mixture) · cmn 蛋白甜餅 /蛋白甜饼 (shell) · rsk пуслочка (mixture) · cs sníh (mixture) · fr meringue (mixture) · cy meráng (mixture) · lv bezē (mixture) · fr meringue (shell) · vi bánh trứng đường (mixture) · tr köpük kurabiyesi (mixture) · de Baiser (shell) · gl merengue (mixture) · el μπεζές (mixture) · pl beza (mixture) · hu cukros tojáshab (mixture) · ru мере́нга (mixture) · nl meringue (mixture) · uk безе (mixture) · jv meringue (mixture) · es espumilla (mixture) · ko 머랭 (shell) · fi marenki (mixture) · nn marengs (mixture)