flambé

1 of 2

adjective

flam·​bé fläm-ˈbā 

fläⁿ-

: dressed or served covered with flaming liquor

—usually used postpositively

crepes suzette flambé

flambé

2 of 2

verb

flambéed; flambéing

transitive verb

: to douse with a liquor (such as brandy, rum, or cognac) and ignite

Examples of flambé in a Sentence

Verb

The crepes were flambéed with brandy.

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

French flambé, from past participle of flamber to flame, singe, from Old French, from flambe flame

First Known Use

Adjective

1914, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1946, in the meaning defined above