flambeau

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French flambeau. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈflambəʊ/, /flamˈbəʊ/ Rhymes: -əʊ === Noun === flambeau (plural flambeaus or flambeaux) A burning torch, especially one carried in procession. ==== Translations ==== === See also === flambé flamboyant == French == === Etymology === From flambe +‎ -eau. === Noun === flambeau m (plural flambeaux) torch candle candlestick (metonymic) light, flame as symbolic spirit of something ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: flambouw → Spanish: flambó → English: flambeau === References === Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition “flambeau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012