FRANGIPANI


Meaning of FRANGIPANI in English

n.

Variant: also fran · gi · pan · ni

Pronunciation: ˌ fran-j ə - ' pa-n ē , - ' pä-

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -pani also -panni

Etymology: modification of Italian frangipane, from Muzio Frangipane, 16th century Italian nobleman

Date: 1675

1 : a perfume derived from or imitating the odor of the flower of a frangipani ( Plumeria rubra )

2 : any of a genus ( Plumeria ) of shrubs or small trees of the dogbane family that are native to the American tropics and widely cultivated as ornamentals

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.