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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flag•eo•let (flaj′ə let′, -lā′),USA pronunciation n. - Music and Dancea small end-blown flute with four finger holes in front and two in the rear.
- Music and Danceany fipple flute.
- Vulgar Latin *flabeolum, derivative of Latin flāre to blow2) + -et -et
- French, spelling, spelled variant of Old French flajolet, equivalent. to flajol flute (
- 1650–60
fla•geo•let (fla zhô le′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lets (-le′).USA pronunciation [French.]- Foreign Termsa green baby lima bean.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flageolet /ˌflædʒəˈlɛt/ n - a high-pitched musical instrument of the recorder family having six or eight finger holes
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, modification of Old French flajolet a little flute, from flajol flute, from Vulgar Latin flabeolum (unattested), from Latin flāre to blow flageolet, flageolet bean /ˈflædʒəˌleɪ/ n - the pale green immature seed of a haricot bean, cooked and eaten as a vegetable
Etymology: 19th Century: from French fageolet, from Latin phaseolus bean; perhaps influenced by flageolet1 |