Meanings
plural calissons
- bakingA Provençal diamond-shaped confection made with ground almonds.
A crème brûlée into which had been blitzed those Provençal iced-marzipan biscuits called "calisson" was a crème brûlée adulterated.
2011 December 18, Jay Rayner, “Restaurant review: Aurelia”, in The Observer, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Aug 20221 more example
The "ethically sound" shelves tugged at my conscience, while the gourmet section tempted me with almond calisson at £13.99 and spelt dinkelbrot. I didn't know what either of these delicacies were, but I knew I wanted them.
2014 February 14, Tim Lott, “I hate shopping for food at the supermarket”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2015
Origin
- Occitancalissoun
- Frenchcalisson
- Englishcalisson
Borrowed from French calisson, from Occitan calissoun.
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