PRALINE


Meaning of PRALINE in English

[ 'prα:li:n ]

■ noun a sweet substance made by boiling nuts in sugar and grinding the mixture, used especially as a filling for chocolates.

Origin

C18: from Fr., named after Marshal de Plessis- Praslin , the soldier whose cook invented it.

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