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flageolet
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flag·eo·let  (flj-lt, -l)
n.
A small flutelike instrument with a cylindrical mouthpiece, four finger holes, and two thumbholes.

[French, diminutive of Old French flajol, flute, from Vulgar Latin *flbeolum, possibly alteration of Latin flbellum, diminutive of flbrum, gust of wind, from flre, to blow; see bhl- in Indo-European roots.]

flageolet1
n
(Music / Instruments) a high-pitched musical instrument of the recorder family having six or eight finger holes
[from French, modification of Old French flajolet a little flute, from flajol flute, from Vulgar Latin flabeolum (unattested), from Latin flāre to blow]

flageolet2, flageolet bean [ˈflædʒəˌleɪ]
n
(Cookery) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the pale green immature seed of a haricot bean, cooked and eaten as a vegetable
[from French fageolet, from Latin phaseolus bean; perhaps influenced by flageolet1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.flageolet - a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried
common bean - any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried
2.flageoletflageolet - a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes
fipple flute, fipple pipe, vertical flute, recorder - a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece
tabor pipe - a small fipple flute that is played with the left hand while the right hand is free to beat a tabor
Translations
flageolet [ˌflædʒəˈlet] Nflageolet m flauta dulce de seis u ocho agujeros


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