flûte

Noun

1. (feminine) flute (woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger)
2. (feminine) flute (glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne)
3. (feminine) Originally meaning fluyt, by the late 17th century used for any large cargo vessel

Intj

blow! drat! (mildly impolite interjection)

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.

Concepts

flute

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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

Translations

Flöte

🪈

flauta

🪈

fluit

flauto

🪈

flet

flauta

🪈

flauta

🪈

φλάουτο

bilûr

🪈

fîq

🪈

bilûl

ney

flaüta

نّاي

flüt

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