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praline

/ˈpɹeɪ.liːn/ /pɹɑˈlin/

Meanings
noun
A confection made from almonds and other nuts and caramelized sugar.

Examples :

"My grandmother always makes a batch of pralines for us during the holidays. "
food

Related Words

Illustration holidays

holidays noun

/ˈhɑləˌdeɪz/ /ˈhɑlədez/

A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.

"Today is a Wiccan holiday!"

Illustration sugar

sugar noun

/ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃʊɡɚ/

Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.

"My grandmother added a generous spoonful of sugar to her tea. "

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration batch

batch noun

/bæt͡ʃ/

The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.

"We made a batch of cookies to take to the party."

Illustration almonds

almonds noun

/ˈɑː.məndz/ /ˈæ.məndz/

A type of tree nut.

"My mom puts almonds in my lunchbox for a healthy snack. "

Illustration confection

confection noun

/kənˈfɛkʃən/

A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.

"The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections."

Illustration pralines

pralines noun

/ˈpreɪliːnz/ /ˈprɑːliːnz/

A confection made from almonds and other nuts and caramelized sugar.

"For dessert, we enjoyed some creamy pralines made with pecans and brown sugar. "

Illustration other

other noun

/ˈɐðə/ /ʊðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

"My brother is a different person; he's an other, not like me at all. "

Illustration always

always adverb

/ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

"Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation."

Illustration makes

makes noun

/meɪks/

Brand or kind; model.

"What make of car do you drive?"

Illustration caramelized

caramelized verb

/ˈkærəməlaɪzd/ /ˈkɑːrməlaɪzd/

To convert (sugar) into caramel.

"The chef caramelized the onions slowly until they were sweet and brown. "

Illustration during

during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

To last, continue, endure.

"The storm during all night. "