flambe
French
noun
Definitions
- A kind of iris flower.
- A sword with a curved blade.
- (archaic) A high, clear flame.
- (argot) game
Etymology
Inherited from Old French flamble inherited from Latin flammula.
Origin
Latin
flammula
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- flambeau English
- flamma Latin
- flammula Latin
- flambieren German
- flambage French
- flambard French
- flambeau French
- flamber French
- flambeur French
- flamboyer French
- flambear Spanish, Castilian
- flambó Spanish, Castilian
- *bʰlē- Proto-Indo-European
- flambere Danish
- flambovat Czech
- flamble Old French
- φλάμμουρος Greek (modern)
- flambe Middle French