flamboyer

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French flamboyer (“to be bright”). === Noun === flamboyer (plural flamboyers) (archaic) Any of various trees in the East and West Indies with brilliant blossoms, probably species of Caesalpinieae, especially of Delonix and Caesalpinia, all of which were formerly in the obsolete genus Poinciana. === References === “flamboyer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. Caesalpinioideae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Caesalpinieae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies == French == === Etymology === From Old French flambeier, Inherited from Vulgar Latin *flammizāre (but influenced by flambe), derived from Latin flamma. Derivable from flambe +‎ -oyer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flɑ̃.bwa.je/ === Verb === flamboyer (intransitive) to blaze, flame ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'. === Further reading === “flamboyer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012