Florentine

American  

[flawr-uhn-teen, -tahyn, flor-] / ˈflɔr ənˌtin, -ˌtaɪn, ˈflɒr- /

adjective

1. of or relating to Florence, Italy.

   the Florentine poets of the 14th century.

2. pertaining to or designating the style of art developed in Florence during the late 13th to 15th centuries.

3. (of food) served or prepared with spinach.

   eggs Florentine.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Florence, Italy.

2. (often lowercase) a cookie made with orange peel and almonds and coated with chocolate.

Florentine British  

/ ˈflɒrənˌtaɪn /

adjective

1. of or relating to Florence

2. (usually postpositive) (of food) served or prepared with spinach

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Florence

2. a biscuit containing nuts and dried fruit and coated with chocolate

3. a type of domestic fancy pigeon somewhat resembling the Modena

Other Word Forms

• anti-Florentine adjective
• pro-Florentine adjective

Etymology

Origin of Florentine

1535–45; < Latin Flōrentīnus pertaining to Flōrentia Florence; -ine ¹

Example Sentences

One of the earliest collections of Augustinian biographies she studied was written by a Florentine friar in the 1320s.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

These children lived in the literal shadow of Florentine artistic genius: The building in which the Innocenti was housed is a particularly brilliant example of Romanesque architecture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Of the 150 or so varieties collected from Tuscany, Umbria, Emilia-Romagna and Marche and grown by her non-profit Archeologia Arborea foundation, the small, round Florentine pear is among Dalla Ragione's favourites.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

He was handsome enough: with profiles at the time gushing over his "fine-lined aristocratic face, suggesting a young Florentine noble - straight out of the Renaissance".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

So did I. “Aunt Florentine loved you as much as she loved me.”

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles