Dictionary:

dacquoise

  (dă-kwŏz')

1. A cake made with layers of nut meringue and whipped cream or buttercream.
2. One of the layers of meringue used in this cake.

[French, from feminine of dacquois, of Dax, a town of southwest France.]

[da-KWAHZ] A dessert of disc-shaped, nut-flavored meringues stacked and filled with sweetened whipped cream or buttercream. It's served chilled, often with fruit. See also marjolaine.