noun

meringue

muh-RANG/məˈræŋ/

A sweet mixture of beaten egg whites and sugar.

The glossy meringue holds stiff peaks in the mixing bowl.

A mixing bowl of glossy white meringue with sharply held peaks and a whisk resting across its rim, accompanied by separated eggs and granulated sugar to distinguish the mixture from whipped cream.

Etymology

meringueFrenchbeaten egg whites mixed with sugar

French méringue already named the sweet mixture of beaten egg whites and sugar. Its earlier origin is unknown, so no deeper root meaning securely explains the dessert’s name.

In context

Mustafa Durmuş29:50

10 or 11 pieces of puff pastry that need to be piled up on top of each other with the outside then masked with meringue and then a sort of meringue steeple on top

BBC Victoria and Albert The Royal Wedding with Lucy Worsley

More examples

She spreads meringue over the lemon filling before baking the pie.
Beat the egg whites and sugar until the meringue looks smooth.
He pipes small swirls of meringue onto the baking sheet.

Forms

meringue · meringues