flambé

[ flahm-bey; French flahn-bey ]

adjective

1. Also flam·béed [] (of food) served in flaming liquor, especially brandy:

   steak flambé.

2. Ceramics.
   1. (of a glaze) dense and streaked with contrasting colors, usually red and blue.
   2. (of a ceramic object) covered with a flambé glaze.

verb (used with object)

, flam·béed, flam·bé·ing.

1. to pour liquor over and ignite.

flambé

/ ˈflɑːmbeɪ; ˈflæm-; flɑ̃be /

adjective

1. (of food, such as steak or pancakes) served in flaming brandy

verb

1. tr to pour brandy over (food) and ignite it

Word History and Origins

Origin of flambé¹

1885–90; < French, past participle of flamber to flame. See flambeau

Word History and Origins

Origin of flambé¹

French, past participle of flamber to flame

Example Sentences

It sits above one of Earth’s mantle plumes — a tower of superheated rock that ascends from the deep mantle and flambés the bases of tectonic plates, the jigsaw pieces that make up the ever-changing face of the world.

From Quanta Magazine

For the insertion of the p, cf. solempne for solemne, and nempne for nemne; also flambe for flame; see the Glossary.

From Project Gutenberg