Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Foodpralinepra‧line /ˈprɑːliːn/ noun [countable, uncountable] DFa sweet food made of nuts cooked in boiling sugarOrigin praline (1700-1800) Count Plessis-Praslin (1598-1675), French soldier whose cook invented praline ldoceonline.com