Meaning of friand | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A type of cake, similar to the French financier, but with the addition of fruits or other flavourings; commonly eaten with coffee.
   Australia, New-Zealand
2. A sausage roll, eaten in France.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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