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praline

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɑː.liːn/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɹeɪ.liːn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈpɹeɪˌlin/
  • General-American: /ˈpɹɑˌlin/
  • General-American: /pɹɑˈlin/
  • Louisiana: /ˈpɹɔ.lin/
  • Louisiana: /ˈpɹɑ.lin/
  • rhymes with -ɑːlin
  • rhymes with -eɪlin

1

noun

Meaning 1

A confection made from almonds and other nuts, caramelized sugar, and sometimes milk or cream.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: brittle

2

noun

Meaning 2

cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: candy, confect

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French praline.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пралина (pralina) — confection
  • Catalan: praliné — confection
  • Chinese Mandarin: 果仁糖 — confection
  • Esperanto: pralino — confection
  • Finnish: praliini — confection
  • French: praline — confection
  • French: praliné — confection
  • German: Praline — confection
  • German: Praliné — confection
  • Italian: pralina — confection
  • Japanese: プラリネ (purarine) — confection
  • Polish: pralina — confection
  • Portuguese: pralinê — confection
  • Romanian: pralină — confection
  • Russian: пралине́ (pralinɛ́) — confection
  • Lower Sorbian: pralina — confection
  • Spanish: bombón — confection
  • Spanish: praliné — confection
  • Swedish: pralin — confection
  • Yiddish: צוקער־מאַנדל (tsuker-mandl) — confection