meringue

/məˈræŋ/

nounme · ringue

Think: “ME RANG!”—the bell rang, and you ate the sweet foam: me-RANG = meringue.

Yes, it's meringue. The ending is tricky: it looks like it should sound like “-gway,” but meringue ends with silent “ue” and sounds like “-RANG.”

Definition

  1. nounA light, sweet mixture made by beating egg whites and sugar until stiff, often baked to make a crisp topping or cookie.

Examples

  • She piped meringue onto the pie and browned it lightly in the oven.
  • The baker folded crushed meringue into the dessert for extra crunch.
  • Humidity can make meringue turn sticky instead of crisp.

Synonyms

egg-white foammeringue toppingmeringue cookiepavlova topping

Translations

ES merenguePT merengueFR meringue

Common misspellings

merangmeringmerenguemaringuemeringwaymeringueemeringueh

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