Praline

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Praline \Pra"line\ (pr[aum]"l[=e]n), n. [F.]
     A confection made of nut kernels, usually of almonds, roasted
     in boiling sugar until brown and crisp.
  
           Bonbons, pralines, . . . saccharine, crystalline
           substances of all kinds and colors.      --Du Maurier.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  praline
       n : cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans