different between financier vs friand

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French financier.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /f(a)??næns??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /f(a)?næn?s???/
• Rhymes: -??(?)

Noun

financier (plural financiers)

1. A person who, as a profession, profits from large financial transactions.
2. A company that does the same.
3. One charged with the administration of finance; an officer who administers the public revenue; a treasurer.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Burke to this entry?)

4. A light, spongy teacake, usually based on almond flour or flavoring.
5. A traditional French (Ragoût a la Financière) or Piemontese (Finanziera alla piemontese) rich sauce or ragout, made with coxcomb, wattles, cock's testicles, chicken livers and a variety of other ingredients.

Translations

Verb

financier (third-person singular simple present financiers, present participle financiering, simple past and past participle financiered)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To carry out financial transactions; to finance something.

Danish

Alternative forms

• finansier

Etymology

From French financier.

Noun

financier c (singular definite financieren, plural indefinite financiere)

1. (finance) financier

   Hyponyms: (male) finansmand, (female) finanskvinde

Declension

Derived terms

• finansiere

References

• “financier” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fi?nan?cier

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French financier.

Noun

financier m (plural financiers, diminutive financiertje n)

1. (finance) financier, sponsor

   Synonyms: financierder, sponsor

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

financier

1. first-person singular present indicative of financieren
2. imperative of financieren

French

Etymology

From finance +? -ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.n??.sje/
• Homophone: financiers

Adjective

financier (feminine singular financière, masculine plural financiers, feminine plural financières)

1. financial (of, or relating to, the world of money)

Noun

financier m (plural financiers, feminine financière)

1. financier (person)
2. financier (cake)
3. banker

Further reading

• “financier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

A borrowing from French.

Pronunciation

Noun

friand (plural friands)

1. (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.

2. A sausage roll, eaten in France.

French

Etymology

See frire

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?i.j??/

Adjective

friand (feminine singular friande, masculine plural friands, feminine plural friandes)

1. cultured, having good taste
2. (of food) delicious, tasty

Noun

friand m (plural friands)

1. friand (a sausage wrapped in puff pastry)

Further reading

• “friand” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).