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FRANGIPANE
frangipane
(noun) pastry with a creamy almond-flavored filling
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
frangipane (countable and uncountable, plural frangipanes)
(uncountable) A cream made from ground almonds used in confectionery
(countable) A pastry filled with this cream
Alternative form of frangipani (“type of perfume”)
Source: Wiktionary
Fran"gi*pane, n. Etym: [F. frangipane; supposed to be called so from the inventor, the Marquis Frangipani, major general under Louis XIV.]
1. A perfume of jasmine; frangipani.
2. A species of pastry, containing cream and almonds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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