Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flamboyer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flam-boy-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various trees in the East and West Indies with brilliant blossoms, probably species of Caesalpinieae, especially of Delonix and Caesalpinia, all of which were formerly in the obsolete genus Poinciana.

Archaic

Etymology

Borrowed from French flamboyer (“to be bright”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: flamboyer

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

flamboyers (plural)

Questions

What does flamboyer mean?: Any of various trees in the East and West Indies with brilliant blossoms, probably species of Caesalpinieae, especially of Delonix and Caesalpinia, all of which were formerly in the obsolete genus Poinciana.
Where does flamboyer come from?: It is traced to French.

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