meringue
A mixture consisting of beaten egg whites and sugar which is added to the tops of pies then browned.
Example
“The key to a good baked Alaska is the meringue topping.”
Other meanings
A shell made of this mixture which serves as the receptacle for fruit, ice cream or sherbet.
“Shirley likes to have strawberry with her meringue.”
A kind of
- topping
Related words
- meringuelike
- meringuey
- French meringue
- Italian meringue
- lemon meringue pie
- meringue horn
- Swiss meringue
Word history
From Middle Dutch "meringue" (light evening meal).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “meringue” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.