1
: a dessert topping consisting of a baked mixture of stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar
2
: a shell made of meringue and filled with fruit or ice cream
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Jones and some friends had broken into the kitchen and helped themselves to lemon meringue pie when Jones noticed a small room nearby with a stage.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Use it for everything from creaming butter and sugar to making creamy dips to whipping egg whites into meringues.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
But as anyone who has mastered a meringue roulade will tell you: Patience pays off.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
One was chocolate with a chocolate cookie crust, a vanilla French meringue buttercream, and filled with chocolate crémeux.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Use it for everything from creaming butter and sugar to making creamy dips to whipping egg whites into meringues.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
But as anyone who has mastered a meringue roulade will tell you: Patience pays off.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
One was chocolate with a chocolate cookie crust, a vanilla French meringue buttercream, and filled with chocolate crémeux.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Meringue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meringue. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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meringue
noun
me·ringue
mə-ˈraŋ 
1
: a mixture of beaten egg white and sugar put on pies or cakes and browned
2
: a shell of baked meringue filled with fruit or ice cream
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