different between confectionary vs frangipane

English

Etymology

From Late Latin c?nfecti?n?rius (“one who prepares things by means of ingredients”), from Latin c?nfecti? (“preparing, producing”). See confection.

Adjective

confectionary (not comparable)

1. Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production.

   confectionary wares

2. Prepared as a confection.
   • 1798, William Cowper, On Receipt of My Mother's Picture, line 60

     Thy morning bounties ere I left my home, / The biscuit, or confectionary plum;

Translations

Noun

confectionary (countable and uncountable, plural confectionaries)

1. A candy, sweetmeat; a confection.
2. (obsolete) A place where confections are manufactured, stored; a confectory.
3. (dated) A confectioner's shop; a confectionery.
4. (obsolete) One who makes confections; a confectioner.

   He will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks. -- 1 Samuel viii. 13.

5. (uncountable, rare) Candy, sweets, taken collectively; confectionery.

Translations

Related terms

• confect
• confection
• confectionery
• confectioner

References

• confectionary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French frangipane.

Noun

frangipane (countable and uncountable, plural frangipanes)

1. (uncountable) A cream made from ground almonds used in confectionery
2. (countable) A pastry filled with this cream
3. Alternative form of frangipani (“type of perfume”)

See also

• marzipan

French

Noun

frangipane f (plural frangipanes)

1. frangipane