flageolet
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[ flaj-uh-let, -ley ]
/ ˌflædʒ əˈlɛt, -ˈleɪ /
noun
a small end-blown flute with four finger holes in front and two in the rear.
any fipple flute.
Words nearby flageolet
flagellation,
flagelliform,
flagellin,
flagellosis,
flagellum,
flageolet,
flagfish,
flagg,
flagging,
flaggy,
flagitious
Definition for flageolet (2 of 2)
flageolet
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[ fla-zhaw-le ]
/ fla ʒɔˈlɛ /
noun, plural fla·geo·lets [fla-zhaw-le] /fla ʒɔˈlɛ/. French.
a green baby lima bean.
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British Dictionary definitions for flageolet (1 of 2)
flageolet
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/ (ˌflædʒəˈlɛt) /
noun
a high-pitched musical instrument of the recorder family having six or eight finger holes
Word Origin for flageolet
C17: from French, modification of Old French
flajolet a little flute, from
flajol flute, from Vulgar Latin
flabeolum (unattested), from Latin
flāre to blow
British Dictionary definitions for flageolet (2 of 2)
flageolet
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flageolet bean
/ (ˈflædʒəˌleɪ) /
noun
the pale green immature seed of a haricot bean, cooked and eaten as a vegetable
Word Origin for flageolet
C19: from French
fageolet, from Latin
phaseolus bean; perhaps influenced by
flageolet
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