flambe
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adjective
1.
2.
Ceramics.
a.
(of a glaze) dense and streaked with contrasting colors, usually red and blue.
b.
(of a ceramic object) covered with a flambé glaze.
verb (used with object)
3.
to pour liquor over and ignite.
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flambé or flambée (ˈflɑːmbeɪ, ˈflæm-, French flɑ̃be, ˈflɑːmbeɪ, ˈflæm-, French flɑ̃be) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of food, such as steak or pancakes) served in flaming brandy |
| —vb , -béing, -béeing, -béd, -béed | |
| 2. | (tr) to pour brandy over (food) and ignite it |
| [French, past participle of flamber to | |
| flambée or flambée | |
| —adj | |
| —vb | |
| [French, past participle of flamber to | |
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Flambe
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Word Origin & History
flambe
1886, of certain types of porcelain, 1906 as a term in cookery, from Fr. flambé, pp. of flamber "to singe, blaze," from O.Fr. flambe "flame."
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Example sentences
Perform serving duties such as carving meat, preparing flambe dishes, or serving wine and liquor.
For a treat, there might be a dessert of bananas flambe, but usually there is none.
She had brought a bottle of rum, and a keen interest in making bananas flambe.
The wait staff wear tuxedos and prepare food at the table, including flambe desserts.
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