flambé
[ flahm-bey; French flahn-bey ]
adjective
Also flam·béed [flahm-beyd]. /flɑmˈbeɪd/. (of food) served in flaming liquor, especially brandy: steak flambé.
Ceramics.
(of a glaze) dense and streaked with contrasting colors, usually red and blue.
(of a ceramic object) covered with a flambé glaze.
verb (used with object),flam·béed, flam·bé·ing.
to pour liquor over and ignite.
Origin of flambé
11885–90; <French, past participle of flamber to flame. See flambeau
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British Dictionary definitions for flambé
flambé
flambe
/ (ˈflɑːmbeɪ, ˈflæm-, French flɑ̃be) /
adjective
(of food, such as steak or pancakes) served in flaming brandy
verb-béing, -béeing, -béd or -béed
(tr) to pour brandy over (food) and ignite it
Origin of flambé
1French, past participle of flamber to flame
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