friand

English

A blueberry friand (cake)

Etymology

A borrowing from French.

Pronunciation

• Audio (AU)

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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): /fʁi.jɑ̃/

• Audio

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Adjective

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

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

Derived terms

• friamment
• friandise

Noun

friand m (plural friands)

1. friand (a sausage wrapped in puff pastry)

Further reading

• “friand”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.