dacquoise
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dac·quoise
(dă-kwŏz') 
n.
n.
- A cake made with layers of nut meringue and whipped cream or buttercream.
- One of the layers of meringue used in this cake.
[French, from feminine of dacquois, of Dax, a town of southwest France.]
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dacquoise
[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.
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