"flambeau" meaning in All languages combined

See flambeau on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈflambəʊ/ [UK], /flamˈbəʊ/ [UK] Forms: flambeaus [plural], flambeaux [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French flambeau. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|flambeau}} French flambeau Head templates: {{en-noun|s|flambeaux}} flambeau (plural flambeaus or flambeaux)
  1. A burning torch, especially one carried in procession. Related terms: flambé, flamboyant Translations (a burning torch, especially one carried in procession): горящ факел (gorjašt fakel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), flambeau [masculine] (French), stapal [masculine] (Irish), фа́кел (fákel) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-flambeau-en-noun-Z6LRe1Tb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [French]

Forms: flambeaux [plural]
Etymology: From flambe + -eau. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|flambe|-eau}} flambe + -eau Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} flambeau m (plural flambeaux)
  1. torch Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-flambeau-fr-noun-N79Rv7pG
  2. candle Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-flambeau-fr-noun-b6WZ~nsC
  3. candlestick Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Light sources
    Sense id: en-flambeau-fr-noun-NjQzPrv4 Disambiguation of Light sources: 4 4 63 29 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -eau Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 81 8 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -eau: 9 9 74 9
  4. (metonymically) light, flame as symbolic spirit of something Tags: masculine, metonymically
    Sense id: en-flambeau-fr-noun-njzcYOKh Categories (other): French metonyms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: course aux flambeaux, passer le flambeau, reprendre le flambeau, retraite aux flambeaux

Inflected forms

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