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panache

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pa·nache  (p-nsh, -näsh)
n.
1. Dash; verve.
2. A bunch of feathers or a plume, especially on a helmet.

[French, plume, verve, from Italian pinnacchio, plume, from Late Latin pinnculum, diminutive of Latin pinna, feather, wing; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

panache [pan-ash]
Noun
a confident and stylish manner: the orchestra played with great panache [Old Italian pennacchio feather]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.panachepanache - distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"
2.panache - a feathered plume on a helmet
plume - a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament

panache
Translations

panache [pəˈnæʃ] ngracia, garbo
panache [pəˈnæʃ] nElan m, Schwung m
panache [pəˈnæʃ] nstile m

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