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flageolet.

flageolet (type of small flute)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/fla.ʒɔ.lɛ/
  1. flageolet (type of small flute)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old French flajol (“flute”) + diminutive -et; probably from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum (“flute”), from Latin flāre (“to blow”).

noun/fla.ʒɔ.lɛ/
  1. A type of small light green kidney-shaped bean, common in France.

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian fagiolo (“bean”), from Latin phaseolus (“bean”), diminutive form of phasēlus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos, “bean”).

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