flageolet
pronunciation
How to pronounce flageolet in British English:
UK [ˈflædʒəleɪ]
How to pronounce flageolet in American English:
US [ˌflædʒəˈlɛt, -ˈle]
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- Noun:
- a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried
- a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes
Word Origin
- flageolet
- flageolet: see flute
- flageolet (n.)
- flute-like instrument, 1650s, from French flageolet, diminutive of Old French flajol, from Provençal flajol, which is of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. An antifungal protein from flageolet beans .
- 2. Woman twelve music workshops explode the chest plays flageolet picture !