Hyphenation
me·ringuePronunciation
Etymology
() From French meringue, from Middle Dutch meringue (“light evening meal”), derivative of Middle Dutch *meren (“to dip or soak bread”), from Old Dutch *meren, from Proto-Germanic *marjanan (“to grind, pound”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to rub, pack”). Cognate with Middle Low German meringe (mern (“to dip bread in wine”)), Middle High German merunge (mëren (“to soak bread in wine or water for dinner”)), Old English merian (“to purify, cleanse, test”).