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florentine

adj · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈflɒɹəntaɪn/
  • /ˈflɒɹəntiːn/
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  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈflɒɹəntaɪn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈflɔɹəntin/
  • CMU ARPABET: F L AO1 R AH0 N T IY2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Cooked or served with spinach.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Eggs florentine is on the menu.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of, from or relating to the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

A locality in the Central Highlands council area and the Derwent Valley council area, central Tasmania, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A biscuit consisting mostly of nuts and preserved fruit, usually coated with chocolate on one side.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Florentine

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A kind of durable silk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A kind of pudding or tart or meat pie.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A native or inhabitant of the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Alternative form of florentine (“biscuit”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective

Meaning 9

of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Florentine art

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

a native or resident of Florence, Italy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Italian

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin flōrens Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Flōrentia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin Flōrentīnus French florentinbor. English florentine Borrowed from French florentin.

From Latin Flōrentīnus, from Flōrentia (“Florence”) + -īnus.

Across languages

Translations

88 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فْلُورَنْسِيّ (flūransiyy) — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Asturian: florentín — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Catalan: florentí — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Czech: florentský — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Danish: florentinsk — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Dutch: Florentijns — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Esperanto: Florenca — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Finnish: firenzeläinen — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • French: florentin — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Galician: florentino — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • German: florentinisch — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • German: Florentiner — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Greek: φλωρεντινός (florentinós) — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Hungarian: firenzei — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Italian: fiorentino — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Latin: Flōrentīnus — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Iranian Persian: فلورانسی (florânsi) — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Polish: florencki — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Portuguese: florentino — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Romanian: florentin — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Russian: флоренти́йский (florentíjskij) — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Serbo-Croatian: фирѐнтӣнскӣ — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Serbo-Croatian: firèntīnskī — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Slovak: florentský — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Spanish: florentino — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Swedish: florentinsk — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • Ukrainian: флоренті́йський (florentíjsʹkyj) — of or relating to the Italian city of Florence
  • German: Florentiner — A biscuit of nuts and fruit
  • Polish: florentynka — A biscuit of nuts and fruit
  • Arabic: فْلُورَنْسِيّ (flūransiyy) — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Arabic: فْلُورَنْسِيَّة (flūransiyya) — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Armenian: ֆլորենցիացի (florencʻiacʻi) — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Catalan: florentí — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Catalan: florentina — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Czech: Florenčan — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Czech: Florenťan — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Czech: Florenčanka — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Czech: Florenťanka — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Danish: florentiner — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Dutch: Florentijner — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Dutch: Florentijnse — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Esperanto: florencano — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Esperanto: florencanino — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Finnish: firenzeläinen — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • French: Florentin — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • French: Florentine — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Middle French: Florentin — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Middle French: Florentine — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Galician: florentino — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Galician: florentina — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • German: Florentiner — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • German: Florentinerin — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Greek: Φλωρεντίνος (Florentínos) — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Greek: Φλωρεντίνα (Florentína) — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Hungarian: firenzei — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Italian: fiorentino — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Italian: fiorentina — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Latin: Flōrentīnus — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Latin: Flōrentīna — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Iranian Persian: فلورانسی (florânsi) — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Polish: florentczyk — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Polish: florentyńczyk — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Polish: florentka — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Polish: florentynka — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Portuguese: florentino — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Portuguese: florentina — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Romanian: florentin — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Romanian: florentină — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Russian: флоренти́ец (florentíjec) — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Russian: флоренти́йка (florentíjka) — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Serbo-Croatian: Фиренти́нац — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Serbo-Croatian: Фирѐнтӣнка — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Serbo-Croatian: Firentínac — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Serbo-Croatian: Firèntīnka — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Slovak: Florenčan — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Slovak: Florenťan — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Slovak: Florenčanka — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Slovak: Florenťanka — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Spanish: florentino — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Spanish: florentina — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Swedish: florentinare — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Turkish: Floransalı — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Ukrainian: флоренті́єць (florentíjecʹ) — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Ukrainian: флоренті́йка (florentíjka) — a native or resident of the Italian city of Florence
  • Danish: florentiner — Florentine biscuit
  • French: florentin — Florentine biscuit
  • German: Florentiner — Florentine biscuit
  • Polish: florentynka — Florentine biscuit
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