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