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 flambeing, simple past and past participle flambeed)

  1. Alternative spelling of flambé

Anagrams

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.[1]
  2. A sword with a curved blade.[1]
  3. (archaic or dialectal) A high, clear flame.[1]
  4. (cant) game

Derived terms

References
  1. “flambe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Further reading

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

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

flambe f (plural flambes)

  1. flame

Descendants
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