Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

friand

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: friand
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of cake, similar to the French financier, but with the addition of fruits or other flavourings; commonly eaten with coffee.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage

noun

A sausage roll, eaten in France.

Example Sentences

"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."
"I decided to try a bite of Bertrand′s friand. I instantly spat it out."
"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."
"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."

Etymology

A borrowing from French.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

friands (plural)

Questions

What does friand mean?: A type of cake, similar to the French financier, but with the addition of fruits or other flavourings; commonly eaten with coffee.
Where does friand come from?: A borrowing from French.

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