flambé

American  

[flahm-bey, flahn-bey] / flɑmˈbeɪ, flɑ̃ˈbeɪ /

adjective

1. Also flambéed (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.

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verb (used with object)

flambéed, flambéing

1. to pour liquor over and ignite.

flambé British  

/ ˈflɑːmbeɪ, ˈflæm-, flɑ̃be /

adjective

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

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verb

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

Etymology

Origin of flambé

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2024

I directed Max to extinguish the flames, but only after preparing an impromptu banana flambé.

From Nature • Mar. 20, 2018

Eli Manning, who decided to wear a glove on his non-throwing hand this season in an attempt to limit his turnovers, will face his traditional September flambé.

From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2017

Otherwise, it’s watermelon flambé at the Kardashian inauguration, and yes, we’re the watermelon.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2016

Barb smiles at him as he starts rambling on about pears flambé with some kind of reduction.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott