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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