praline
nounA confection made of nut kernels, especially almonds or pecans, stirred in boiling sugar syrup until crisp and brown.
nounA confection made by stirring almonds (or other kernels of nuts) in boiling sugar and water till they are brown and will crackle between the teeth; also, in Louisiana, a flat cake made by stirring the kernels of nuts (generally pecan-nuts) in sugar. Also, corruptly, prawling.
Noting the addition of praline powder, as to a café- or chocolat-parfait mixture before freezing, or as a coating to nuts, or as a filling to confections. See
A confection made of nut kernels, usually of almonds, roasted in boiling sugar until brown and crisp.
nounA form of
cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans