flageolet
English
Noun
flageolet (plural flageolets)
- (music) A type of small flute of the fipple family.
- A type of kidney bean, common in France.
Derived terms
Translations
References
- flageolet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fla.ʒɔ.lɛ/
Etymology 1
From Old French flajol (“flute”) + diminutive -let; probably from Vulgar Latin flabeolum (“flute”), from Latin flare (“to blow”).
Etymology 2
From Italian fagiolo (“bean”), from Latin phaseolus (“bean”), diminutive form of Latin phaselus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλοσ (phásēlos, “bean”).
Further reading
- “flageolet” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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