frangipani

== English == === Alternative forms === frangipane === Etymology === From French frangipane, from Italian frangipane. Possibly named after Muzio Frangipane, a 16th-century marquess of the Italian noble Frangipani family, who invented a plumeria-scented perfume. The name Frangipane derives from frangere (“to break”) +‎ pane (“bread”), a reference to the family's distribution of bread in time of famine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌfrændʒɪˈpɑːni/, /ˌfrændʒɪˈpæni/ Rhymes: -ɑːni, -æni === Noun === frangipani (countable and uncountable, plural frangipanis or frangipani) Any of several tropical American shrubs and trees of the genus Plumeria, having fragrant, showy, funnel-shaped flowers of a wide range of colours from creamy to red. Synonym: plumeria A flower of these plants. A perfume obtained from this plant or imitating the odour of its flowers. Alternative form of frangipane (“cream made from ground almonds; pastry filled with this cream”). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “frangipani”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.