praline

See also: Praline and praliné

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French praline.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹeɪ.liːn/, /ˈpɹɑː.liːn/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹeɪˌlin/, /ˈpɹɑˌlin/, /pɹɑˈlin/

Noun

praline (countable and uncountable, plural pralines)

1. A confection made from almonds and other nuts and caramelized sugar.

Derived terms

• pralined

Translations

confection

• Finnish: praliini
• French: praliné (fr) m, praline (fr) f
• German: Praline (de) f
• Italian: pralina (it)
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• Japanese: プラリネ (purarine)
• Portuguese: pralinê m
• Romanian: pralină (ro) f
• Russian: пралине́ (ru) n (pralinɛ́)

Anagrams

• pearlin, plainer

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Dutch

Etymology

From French praline.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /praː.ˈlin/

• Audio:

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Noun

praline f (plural pralines, diminutive pralinetje n)

1. filled chocolate (small piece of confectionery made from chocolate)

Anagrams

• plenair

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French

Etymology

From the name of Caesar, duc de Choiseul, marshal du Plessis-Praslin whose cook is credited with the invention of the recipe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁa.lin/

Noun

praline f (plural pralines)

1. praline
2. (Belgium) filled chocolate

Derived terms

• pralin
• pralinage
• praliné
• praliner

References

“praline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Noun

1. plural of pralina