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frangipane
CIDE DICTIONARY
frangipane, n. [F. frangipane; supposed to be called so from the inventor, the Marquis Frangipani , major general under Louis XIV.].
- A perfume of jasmine; frangipani. [1913 Webster]
- A species of pastry, containing cream and almonds.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
frangipane, n.
1 a an almond-flavoured cream or paste. b a flan filled with this.
2 = FRANGIPANI.
1 a an almond-flavoured cream or paste. b a flan filled with this.
2 = FRANGIPANI.
Etymology
F prob. f. Marquis Frangipani, 16th-c. It. inventor of the perfume
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