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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Their meal concluded with a surprise vanilla meringue cake for Sánchez.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 22 May 2025
Celebrity guests sipped on espresso martinis, danced to Earth, Wind & Fire and indulged in a surprise vanilla meringue cake, according to People.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
Ensure the meringue shell is completely cooled before assembling this dessert.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2025
Other offerings: matcha with Swiss meringue and black cocoa, mango yuzu Chantilly, cannoli cake and a Garden cake with lemon curd, pea sponge and basil soak.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 22 May 2025
Celebrity guests sipped on espresso martinis, danced to Earth, Wind & Fire and indulged in a surprise vanilla meringue cake, according to People.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
Ensure the meringue shell is completely cooled before assembling this dessert.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2025
Other offerings: matcha with Swiss meringue and black cocoa, mango yuzu Chantilly, cannoli cake and a Garden cake with lemon curd, pea sponge and basil soak.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Meringue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meringue. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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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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