Meaning of Meringue | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A genre of Haitian folk music.
   uncountable
2. A mixture consisting of beaten egg whites and sugar which is added to the tops of pies then browned.
   countable, uncountable
3. A shell made of this mixture which serves as the receptacle for fruit, ice cream or sherbet.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The key to a good baked Alaska is the meringue topping.”

“Shirley likes to have strawberry with her meringue.”

“It had the same laxness in texture that all organic structures seem to have upon the moon; it tasted rather like a gauffre or a damp meringue, but in no way was it disagreeable.”

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