flambé

[ flahm-bey; French flahn-bey ]

/ flɑmˈbeɪ; French flɑ̃ˈbeɪ /

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adjective

Also flam·béed

[flahm-beyd]. /flɑmˈbeɪd/. (of food) served in flaming liquor, especially brandy: steak flambé.

Ceramics.

(of a glaze) dense and streaked with contrasting colors, usually red and blue.
(of a ceramic object) covered with a flambé glaze.

verb (used with object), flam·béed, flam·bé·ing.

to pour liquor over and ignite.

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Origin of flambé

1885–90; <French, past participle of flamber to flame. See flambeau

Words nearby flambé

flak jacket, flak suit, flaky, flaky pastry, flam, flambé, flambeau, Flamborough Head, flamboyant, flame, flame-arc light

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How to use flambé in a sentence

It sits above one of Earth’s mantle plumes — a tower of superheated rock that ascends from the deep mantle and flambés the bases of tectonic plates, the jigsaw pieces that make up the ever-changing face of the world.
A Massive Subterranean ‘Tree’ Is Moving Magma to Earth’s Surface|Robin George Andrews|September 15, 2021|Quanta Magazine
For the insertion of the p, cf. solempne for solemne, and nempne for nemne; also flambe for flame; see the Glossary.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for flambé

flambé

flambe

/ (ˈflɑːmbeɪ, ˈflæm-, French flɑ̃be) /

adjective

(of food, such as steak or pancakes) served in flaming brandy

verb -béing, -béeing, -béd or -béed

(tr) to pour brandy over (food) and ignite it

Word Origin for flambé

French, past participle of flamber to flame

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