friand
English
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Etymology
A borrowing from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French.
Pronunciation
Audio (AU): (file)
Noun
friand (plural friands)
- (Australia, New Zealand) A type of cake, similar to the French financier, but with the addition of fruits or other flavourings; commonly eaten with coffee.
- 2005, Amanda Hampson, The Olive Sisters, unnumbered page,
- I lug my stuff out to the ute and drive out of this lovely surburb with its old trees and young cafés, espresso and friands, poodles and BMWs.
- 2007, Charles Firth, American Hoax, page 140,
- I decided to try a bite of Bertrand′s friand. I instantly spat it out.
- 2011, Lisa Walker, Liar Bird, unnumbered page,
- So now, I rearranged the friands, made sure the coffee was hot and tidied the stack of course notes I′d arranged on the welcoming table.
- 2011, Julia Thomas, Cake Angels: Amazing Gluten, Wheat and Dairy Free Cakes, unnumbered page,
- Blueberry & lemon friands
- If you have never heard of friands, then you are in for a treat. They originate from Australia and are cousins of the French Financiers, the delicious moist egg-white cakes.
- 2005, Amanda Hampson, The Olive Sisters, unnumbered page,
- A sausage roll, eaten in France.
French
Etymology
See frire
Pronunciation
Adjective
friand (feminine friande, masculine plural friands, feminine plural friandes)
Noun
friand m (plural friands)
- friand (a sausage wrapped in puff pastry)
Further reading
- “friand”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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