frangipani

fran·gi·pan·i

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fran-juh-pan-ee, -pah-nee]
- /ˌfræn dʒəˈpæn i, -ˈpɑ ni/
- /ˌfræn.dʒi.ˈpæ.ni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fran-juh-pan-ee, -pah-nee]
- /ˌfræn dʒəˈpæn i, -ˈpɑ ni/

Definitions of frangipani word

noun plural frangipani a perfume prepared from or imitating the odor of the flower of a tropical American tree or shrub, Plumeria rubra, of the dogbane family. 1
noun plural frangipani the tree or shrub itself. 1
noun frangipani A tropical American tree or shrub with clusters of fragrant white, pink, or yellow flowers. 1
noun frangipani type of scented shrub 1
noun frangipani any tropical American apocynaceous shrub of the genus Plumeria, esp P. rubra, cultivated for its waxy typically white or pink flowers, which have a sweet overpowering scent 0
noun frangipani a perfume prepared from this plant or resembling the odour of its flowers 0

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Origin of frangipani

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

1860-65; < French frangipane, after Marquis Muzio Frangipane or Frangipani a 16th-century Italian nobleman, the supposed inventor of the perfume

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frangipani popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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