different between caramelize vs praline

English

Alternative forms

• caramelise
• carmelize (American)

Etymology

From caramel +? -ize.

Verb

caramelize (third-person singular simple present caramelizes, present participle caramelizing, simple past and past participle caramelized)

1. (cooking, transitive) To convert (sugar) into caramel.
2. (cooking, transitive) To brown (sugar) by means of heat.

3. (cooking, intransitive) To undergo this kind of conversion or browning.

Derived terms

• caramelization

Translations

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “caramelize”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French praline.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p???.li?n/, /?p?e?.li?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?e??lin/, /?p???lin/, /p???lin/
• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): /?p??.lin/, /?p??.lin/

Noun

praline (countable and uncountable, plural pralines)

1. A confection made from almonds and other nuts and caramelized sugar.

Derived terms

• pralined

Translations

Anagrams

• pearlin, plainer

Dutch

Etymology

From French praline.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pra?.?lin/

Noun

praline f (plural pralines, diminutive pralinetje n)

1. filled chocolate (small piece of confectionery made from chocolate)

Anagrams

• plenair

French

Etymology

From the name of Caesar, duc de Choiseul, marshal du Plessis-Praslin whose cook is credited with the invention of the recipe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?a.lin/

Noun

praline f (plural pralines)

1. praline
2. (Belgium) filled chocolate

Derived terms

• cucul la praline
• pralin
• pralinage
• praliné
• praliner

References

“praline” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

praline f pl

1. plural of pralina