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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A tart lemon filling is piled high with fluffy meringue for a dessert that is impossible to resist.
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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
For pre-packaged fruit cups, draw the face using markers and add a meringue cookie on top for the hair.
—Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 30 Sep. 2024
Naturally, the lemon meringue tarts for dessert were a hit among the attendees.
—Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
But a traditional creamy trifle will feature layers of bananas, a vanilla pudding or custard, Nilla wafers (daring heretics might use sponge cake) and then whipped cream or even a meringue.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
For pre-packaged fruit cups, draw the face using markers and add a meringue cookie on top for the hair.
—Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 30 Sep. 2024
Naturally, the lemon meringue tarts for dessert were a hit among the attendees.
—Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
But a traditional creamy trifle will feature layers of bananas, a vanilla pudding or custard, Nilla wafers (daring heretics might use sponge cake) and then whipped cream or even a meringue.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 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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