dragée

noun

dra·​gée dra-ˈzhā 

1

: a sugar-coated nut

2

: a small silver-colored ball used as a decoration (as on a cake)

Examples of dragée in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Decorate half of the ginger cookies with royal icing, sanding sugar, and dragees, as desired. — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 31 Oct. 2019

Colorful sanding sugar, edible glitter or dragees, optional Place crumbled cake in a food processor and pulse once or twice until it is crumbled. — Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 6 Feb. 2018

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French dragie — more at dredge

First Known Use

1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

dragée

noun

dra·​gée

dra-ˈzhā

: a sugar-coated medicated confection