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frangipane
[ fran-juh-peyn ]
noun
- a kind of pastry cake, filled with cream, almonds, and sugar.
- the filling used in such a pastry.
frangipane
/ ˈfrændʒɪˌpeɪn /
noun
- a pastry filled with cream and flavoured with almonds
- a rich cake mixture containing ground almonds
- a variant of frangipani
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Word History and Origins
Origin of frangipane1
1670–80; < French < Italian. See frangipani
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Example Sentences
The same cake may be filled with a frangipane, and prepared as the above for the rest.
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A superb and subtle chord floated about him; it was composed of vervain, opoponax, and frangipane.
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Niccolo Frangipane is supposed to have been a Paduan, though his birthplace is disputed, and he is not mentioned by Ridolfi.
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Here, too, we have the odorous frangipane, the flower which Columbus found in such abundance on first landing in Cuba.
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The flowers are used in perfumery, and furnish the scent known as Frangipane or Frangipani.
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