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- [flaj-uh-let, -ley]
- /ˌflædʒ əˈlɛt, -ˈleɪ/
- /ˌflæ.dʒəʊ.ˈlet/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [flaj-uh-let, -ley]
- /ˌflædʒ əˈlɛt, -ˈleɪ/
Definitions of flageolet word
- noun flageolet a small end-blown flute with four finger holes in front and two in the rear. 1
- noun flageolet any fipple flute. 1
- noun plural flageolet a green baby lima bean. 1
- noun flageolet A small flutelike instrument resembling a recorder but with four finger holes on top and two thumb holes below. 1
- noun flageolet a high-pitched musical instrument of the recorder family having six or eight finger holes 0
- noun flageolet the pale green immature seed of a haricot bean, cooked and eaten as a vegetable 0
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Origin of flageolet
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < French, spelling variant of Old French flajolet, equivalent to flajol flute (< Vulgar Latin *flabeolum, derivative of Latin flāre to blow2) + -et -et
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Parts of speech for Flageolet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flageolet popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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