frangipane

fran·gi·pan·i  (frnj-pn, -pän)

n. pl. fran·gi·pan·is

1. Any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria, having milky sap and showy, fragrant, funnel-shaped, variously colored flowers. Also called temple tree.

2. A perfume derived from or similar in scent to the flowers of one of these shrubs or trees.

3. also fran·gi·pane (frnj-pn) A creamy pastry filling flavored with almonds.

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[French frangipane, after Muzio Frangipani, 16th-century Italian marquis.]

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frangipane [ˈfrændʒɪˌpeɪn]

n

1. (Cookery)

a.  a pastry filled with cream and flavoured with almonds

b.  a rich cake mixture containing ground almonds

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a variant of frangipani (the perfume)

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

frangipane - pastry with a creamy almond-flavored filling pastry - any of various baked foods made of dough or batter

Translations

frangipane [ˈfrændʒɪpeɪn] N frangipani [ˌfrændʒɪˈpɑːnɪ] N (frangipanis, frangipani (pl)) (= perfume, pastry) → frangipani m; (= shrub) → flor f de cebo, frangipani m blanco, jazmín m de las Antillas

frangipane, frangipani

n (= shrub) → Roter Jasmin(baum); (= perfume) → Jasminparfüm nt