flûte

Meaning

Noun

flute (musical instrument)

Intj

blow!, drat! (mildly impolite interjection)

Concepts

flute

🪈

reed flute

streamer

transverse flute

glass

loaf

pipe

melody pipe

tall

chanter

whistle

woodwind

flute glass

reed pipe

champagne flute

seismic cable

eel

fluting

Synonyms

flute

flûte traversière

chanter

chanterelle

flûte marine

mince

pain

🍞

rainure

sifflet

sillon

zut

coupe

pipeau

bon dieu

nom d’un chien

nom de dieu

flûte sismique

lévriad

cannelure

canon de fusildomain:mus

chalumeau

Pronounced as (IPA)

/flyt/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: fleute

Inherited from Middle French: -

In summary

From Old French fleüte, from Old Occitan flaut. The contraction of the Old French hiatus created a long vowel in Middle French, which is indicated by the modern circumflex.