flav-

¹

1. variant of flavo- before a vowel.

   flavone.

flav.

²

abbreviation

1. yellow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flav-¹

From the Latin word flāvus

Example Sentences

“Dancing With the Stars” on Tuesday regaled viewers with its leather-laden “Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night,” which featured choreographed homages to inductees from Aerosmith to Ike and Tina Turner — plus a healthy helping of Flavor Flav.

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Tributes have started to come in with hip hop star Tyler the Creator posting a black and white photo and Flavor Flav from Public Enemy calling him an icon.

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Most of the decent series went off the air until fall, bumped by syndicated reruns and reality competition shows where ninja warriors would sing for Paula Abdul as they dodged flying machetes, all for the chance to win a clock from Flavor Flav and stay in the mansion for one more week.

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“The Surreal Life” mushed Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav together in its third season, a bizarre coupling that inspired “Strange Love” and a whopping assortment of spinoffs and related shows.

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"In the words of the famous US rap group Public Enemy... You'll remember a line from Flava Flav - a member of the group - who said: 'Flava Flav has problems of his own. I can't do nothin' for you, man', " he said in an interview with privately owned Channels TV.

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When To Use

What does flav- mean?

Flav- is a combining form used like a prefix typically meaning “yellow.” When used in biochemistry terms, flavo- means "flavin," a pale yellow chemical compound found in a variety of biological substances, like vitamins.Flav- comes from Latin flāvus, meaning “yellow” or “blonde.” The Greek equivalent of flāvus is xanthós, “yellow.” To learn more, read our Words That Use articles on xanth- and xantho-.What are variants of flav-?Flav- is a variant of flavo-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use flavo- article.