Definition
A style of elaborate French cuisine or a woman involved in finance; from French, meaning 'financial' or 'female financier.'
Etymology
From French financière, feminine form of financier. In culinary contexts, it refers to a 19th-century French cooking style featuring expensive ingredients and complex preparation.
Kelly Says
À la financière is a French culinary term for dishes stuffed with expensive ingredients—even French cooking uses money as a flavor metaphor, mixing luxury with taste.
Translations
BNবাংলা
সম্পর্কিত
som-porkit
CACatalà
financera
fin-an-seh-rah
CSČeština
finanční
fin-an-chni
DADansk
finansiel
fin-an-see-el
DEDeutsch
Finanzielle
fin-an-zee-luh
ELΕλληνικά
οικονομική
ee-ko-no-mee-kee
ESEspañol
financiera
fin-see-AIR-ah
FISuomi
taloudellinen
ta-lou-del-li-nen
FRFrançais
financière
fin-sees-YAIR
HEעברית
פיננסית
fi-nan-sit
HIहिन्दी
वित्तीय
vitti-ya
HUMagyar
pénzügyi
pen-zoo-yee
IDBahasa Indonesia
keuangan
kew-an-an
ITItaliano
finanziaria
fin-an-zee-ah-ree-ah
KMKM
ហ្វីណានស
h-ee-na-an-s
MSBahasa Melayu
keuangan
kew-an-an
NLNederlands
financiële
fin-an-see-luh
NONorsk
finansiell
fin-an-see-el
PLPolski
finansowa
fin-an-so-vah
PTPortuguês
financeira
fin-an-say-rah
RORomână
financiară
fin-an-see-ar-ah
RUРусский
финансовая
finansovaya
SVSvenska
finansiell
fin-an-see-el
SWKiswahili
fedha
feh-dah
THไทย
ทางการเงิน
tang kan gen
TLTL
pinansyal
pi-nan-syal
TRTürkçe
finansal
fin-an-sal
UKУкраїнська
фінансова
fi-nan-so-va
VITiếng Việt
tài chính
tai chinh
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
French term with feminine grammatical gender; in English, used to denote women in finance or finance-coded 'feminine' contexts, reflecting historical exclusion of women from high finance.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'financier' (gender-neutral) or specify role instead of relying on gendered terms.
Inclusive Alternatives
["financier","financial professional","finance specialist"]
Empowerment Note
Women were systematically excluded from financial institutions until mid-20th century; terms like 'financiere' sometimes mark tokenism rather than equity.