praline

noun

pra·​line ˈprä-ˌlēn  ˈprā-  ˈprȯ- 

: a confection of nuts and sugar: such as

a

: almonds cooked in boiling sugar until brown and crisp

b

: a patty of creamy brown sugar and pecan meats

Examples of praline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pair breakfast with a proper cup of steaming masala chai or any number of inventive lattes, including a winning salty-sweet toasted peanut version with roasted peanut praline, jaggery, and cold cream. —Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025

With roots in classic Southern baking, this rich Bundt cake combines the flavors of pralines and German chocolate cake for a nostalgic, indulgent dessert. —Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025

With an additional blend of cocoa nibs, hazelnuts, almonds, cashews and dates, this variant showcases flavors of chocolate praline. —Don Tse, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025

Middleton further accentuated the look with a pair of praline suede pumps courtesy of Gianvito Rossi. —Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, from Count Plessis-Praslin †1675 French soldier

First Known Use

1714, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for praline

• beanie
• genie
• sweeney
• sweeny
• teeny
• acini
• aldine
• arsine
• carinii
• cosine
• delphine
• domine

Kids Definition

praline

noun

pra·​line ˈprä-ˌlēn  ˈprā- 

: a candy of nuts in boiled brown sugar or maple sugar