dacquoise

noun

dac·​quoise dä-ˈkwäz 

plural dacquoises

: a dessert made of layers of baked nut meringue with a filling usually of buttercream

Word History

Etymology

French, from feminine of dacquois of Dax, a town in southern France

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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