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Florentine

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A thin sweet biscuit with nuts and dried fruit often covered with chocolate on one side

noun
/flɔːrənˈtiːn/

: florentino

Next week, I'll sit the superintendent of schools down over eggs Florentine, and I'll convince him that mandatory school uniforms are necessary for the safety of our school children.

Examples

How do you like those eggs Florentine?

Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
I started with a single florentine on the side of my tea.

Blog text (8)
It's a simple eggs Florentine, but with a twist... ...because I used the ingredients from your Thai takeouts.

Think Like a Man (2012)
Use a spoon to drizzle the chocolate on the underside of the florentines in a hash pattern, or whatever pattern you like, really.

Blog text (8)
She enjoyed a delicious florentine with her afternoon tea, savoring its nutty flavor.
The baker carefully coated each florentine in rich chocolate before serving them to guests.
He brought a box of florentines to the party, and everyone loved the sweet treat.

Compounds

Florentine iris

9.9

A plant from southern Europe with large white flowers, lavender tips, and a fragrant underground stem

Surface Forms

Florentine singular

Florentines plural

Morphology

Florentine = Florence (opaque) = Florence + ine

Although historically named for Florence, the pastry sense is a lexicalized culinary term with specific ingredients (nuts, dried fruit, chocolate) not predictable from the components.

Etymology

Florentine for the sweet biscuit is named after Florence, and the name comes from Latin Florentia meaning 'flowering' from the root flor- ('flower'), so a helpful way to remember it is to think of a small, fancy cookie like a little 'flower' or decorated treat.