meringue

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /məˈræŋ/ UK /məˈraŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar, baked until crisp

She topped the pie with a layer of golden meringue.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a dessert made from whipped... pavlovasoufflébaked alaskadacquoise

Simplified etymology

Meringue is recorded in English from the early 18th century, but its etymology is unknown.

Etymology

From French meringue, of uncertain earlier origin, borrowed directly into modern English to name the sweet, airy dessert of whipped egg whites and sugar.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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# meringue

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /məˈræŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /məˈraŋ/

## Meanings
1. a dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar, baked until crisp

## Examples
- She topped the pie with a layer of golden meringue.

## Synonyms
- pavlova
- soufflé
- baked alaska
- dacquoise

## Etymology
From French meringue, of uncertain earlier origin, borrowed directly into modern English to name the sweet, airy dessert of whipped egg whites and sugar.

## AI Etymology
Meringue comes from French meringue, of uncertain earlier origin, borrowed directly into modern English to name the sweet, airy dessert of whipped egg whites and sugar. In current use it is a noun meaning "a dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar, baked until crisp". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The uncertainty belongs to the etymology itself and should be kept: the older ancestry is not presented as more secure than it is. The safest dictionary treatment is to keep the secure forms and the uncertainty together, since the doubtful step is part of the word's history rather than a gap to fill by guesswork.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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