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flambé

Verified Food & Drink French in English
flambé
flambé

Definition

Food prepared by briefly setting added alcohol alight.

From French flambé.

Merriam-Webster records 1914 for this headword. The date refers to the dictionary’s recorded sense, which may differ from the meaning illustrated here. See the dictionary entry.

Example of use

The waiter served the cherries flambé.

Historical attestation

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flamb%C3%A9

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