Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flambé

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: flambe
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being, or having been, flambéed.

adj

Decorated by glaze splashed or irregularly spread upon the surface, or apparently applied at the top and allowed to run down the sides.

noun

A showy cooking technique where an alcoholic beverage, such as brandy, is added to hot food and then the fumes are ignited.

noun

A flambéed dish.

verb

To cook with a showy technique where an alcoholic beverage, such as brandy, is added to hot food and then the fumes are ignited.

Example Sentences

"“Flambé the dessert”, ordered the Chef, “but take the dish off the heat before adding the brandy or you'll burn your eyebrows off.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from French flambé.

Inflected Forms

flambe (alternative) flambés (plural) flambés (present, singular) flambéing (participle, present) flambéed (participle, past) flambéed (past) flambéd (participle, past) flambéd (past)

Phrases

Florida flambe

Frequently Paired Words

flambeau flamboyant

Questions

What does flambé mean?: Being, or having been, flambéed.
Where does flambé come from?: Borrowed from French flambé.

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