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flambé

[ flahm-bey; French flahn-bey ]

adjective

  1. Also flam·béed [] (of food) served in flaming liquor, especially brandy:

    steak flambé.

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


verb (used with object)

, flam·béed, flam·bé·ing.
  1. to pour liquor over and ignite.

flambé

/ ˈflɑːmbeɪ; ˈflæm-; flɑ̃be /

adjective

  1. (of food, such as steak or pancakes) served in flaming brandy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to pour brandy over (food) and ignite it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of flambé1

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

Origin of flambé1

French, past participle of flamber to flame
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Example Sentences

I admit to some nerves when I flambé, even though I have never had anything remotely scary occur — no eyebrows singed, no black smoke marks above the stove.

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I live to flambé de Grand Marnier.

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I added to his song with every version of I will flambé the Grand Marnier: je vais flamber le Grand Marnier that I could muster.

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Are you ready to flambé some Grand Marnier?

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So, in addition to the anger, there were a lot of caftans and macrame, and after the press left, they had custard flambé and they all set fire to their bras.”

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