panache

pa·nache

noun \pə-ˈnash, -ˈnäsh\

Definition of PANACHE

1

: an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet

2

: dash or flamboyance in style and action : verve

Examples of PANACHE

1. She played the role of hostess with great panache.

Illustration of PANACHE

Origin of PANACHE

Middle French pennache, from Old Italian pennacchio, from Late Latin pinnaculum small wing — more at pinnacle

First Known Use: 1553

Rhymes with PANACHE

awash, backwash, cohosh, czardas, Dias, downwash, eyewash, galosh, ganache, goulash, kibosh, Lammasch, midrash, mishmash, mouthwash, musquash, rainwash, Siwash, whitewash, wish-wash