florentine
/ˈflɔɹəntin/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.92 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A biscuit consisting mostly of nuts and preserved fruit, usually coated with chocolate on one side.
Countable; Uncountable
adj
A locality in the Central Highlands council area and the Derwent Valley council area, central Tasmania, Australia.
noun
Alternative form of florentine (“biscuit”).
Example Sentences
- "Eggs florentine is on the menu."
- "They boyle it alſo, and after dry it and bray it, and of this bran, with egges, hony, milke, and butter of Cocos, they make Florentines, and verie good belly-timber."
- "Stealing custards, tarts, and florentines."
- "The safety of Florence, which means even more than the welfare of Florentines, now demands severity, as it once demanded mercy."
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin flōrens Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Flōrentia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin Flōrentīnus French florentinbor. English florentine Borrowed from French florentin.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Flōrentīnus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈflɔɹəntin/
- British English: /ˈflɒɹəntaɪn/