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.
Nearby words
- flambe,
- flambeau,
- flamborough head,
- flamboyance,
- flamboyant,
- flame,
- flame azalea,
- flame carbon,
- flame cell,
- flame color
Origin of flambé
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For the insertion of the p, cf. solempne for solemne, and nempne for nemne; also flambe for flame; see the Glossary.
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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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flambe
1886, of certain types of porcelain, 1906 as a term in cookery, from French flambé, past participle of flamber "to singe, blaze," from Old French flambe "flame" (see flamboyant).
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