meringue

noun

me·​ringue mə-ˈraŋ 

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

Examples of meringue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It’s made by soaking ground fenugreek for several hours; beating it to a consistency that registers somewhere between meringue and Cool Whip; and then stirring in a puree of scallions and herbs. —Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025

Dollop the meringue onto the circle in a tall mound, almost like a column. —Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025

While it's not connected to a certain state, no one from Texas to Virginia can resist this homemade dish with layers of vanilla wafer cookies, banana slices, vanilla custard homemade, and fluffy meringue. —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024

No, the bigger surprise is the body in her kitchen, the cocaine in her meringues, and the Breaking Bad callouts. —Sara Netzley, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for meringue

• airing
• bearing
• blaring
• caring
• chairing
• charing
• daring
• erring
• fairing
• flaring
• glaring
• haring

Kids Definition

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