Flageolet Definition

flăjə-lĕt, -lā
noun
A small flutelike instrument with a cylindrical mouthpiece, four finger holes, and two thumbholes.
American Heritage
A small fipple flute, similar to a recorder.
Webster's New World
A variety of kidney bean, cultivated for its seed.
Webster's New World
The pale-green, immature seed, used esp. in French cooking.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • haricot
  • shepherd's pipe
  • treble recorder

Other Word Forms of Flageolet

Noun

Singular:
flageolet
Plural:
flageolets

Origin of Flageolet

  • French diminutive of Old French flajol flute from Vulgar Latin flābeolum possibly alteration of Latin flābellum diminutive of flābrum gust of wind from flāre to blow bhlē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French flageolet.

    From Wiktionary

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