frangipane Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun pastry with a creamy almond-flavored filling

WordNet

Fran"gi*pane noun
Etymology
F. frangipane; supposed to be called so from the inventor, the Marquis Frangipani, major general under Louis XIV.
Definitions
  1. A perfume of jasmine; frangipani.
  2. A species of pastry, containing cream and almonds.

Webster 1913