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burnt almond

noun

  1. Often burnt almonds. roasted sweet almond.


burnt almond

noun

  1. a sweet consisting of an almond enclosed in burnt sugar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of burnt almond1

First recorded in 1840–50
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Example Sentences

While out on the road, Harris stopped in at the Aliquippa Fire Department to pet the station's dog, a golden Labrador Retriever named Hank, gifting the firefighters on hand with a burnt almond torte from Prantl’s.

From Salon

“We should learn our lesson,” Tsiamitas said, looking at stumps of burnt almond trees.

From Reuters

A warm cloverleaf roll, glistening with duck fat and speckled with nigella seeds, comes with the perfect schmear: foie gras mousse with burnt almond butter.

Primanti’s sandwiches and Prantl’s famous cake - a burnt almond torte - are hardly Pittsburgh’s only classic local eats.

They and the Burnt Almond Butter Shrimp With Chilies both use that nut butter, a happy coincidence that will make you feel better about spending a sawbuck for a jar of the stuff.

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