frangipane

[ fran-juh-peyn ]

noun
  1. a kind of pastry cake, filled with cream, almonds, and sugar.

  2. the filling used in such a pastry.

Origin of frangipane

1
1670–80; <French <Italian. See frangipani

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British Dictionary definitions for frangipane

frangipane

/ (ˈfrændʒɪˌpeɪn) /


noun
    • a pastry filled with cream and flavoured with almonds

    • a rich cake mixture containing ground almonds

  1. a variant of frangipani (def. 2)

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