flambe

See also: flambé

English

Adjective

flambe (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of flambé

Noun

flambe (plural flambes)

1. Alternative spelling of flambé

Verb

flambe (third-person singular simple present flambes, present participle flambing, simple past and past participle flambed)

1. Alternative spelling of flambé

Anagrams

• famble

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French

Etymology

Dissimilated form of Old French flamble, from Latin flammula, diminutive of flamma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɑ̃b/

Noun

flambe f (plural flambes)

1. A kind of iris flower.
2. A sword with a curved blade.
3. (archaic or dialectal) A high, clear flame.
4. (cant) game

Derived terms

• flamber
• flambeau

Further reading

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

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French flame.

Noun

flambe

1. Alternative form of flawme

Etymology 2

From Old French flamber.

Verb

flambe

1. Alternative form of flawmen

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Middle French

Alternative forms

• flamme

Etymology

From Old French flamble, from Latin flammula, diminutive of flamma.

Noun

flambe f (plural flambes)

1. flame

Descendants

• French: flambe