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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French flamboyer (to be bright).

Noun edit

flamboyer (plural flamboyers)

  1. (archaic) Any of various trees in the East and West Indies with brilliant blossoms, probably species of Caesalpinieae, especially of Delonix and Caesalpinia, all of which were formerly in the obsolete genus Poinciana.

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French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French flambeier, from Vulgar Latin *flammidiāre (but influenced by flambe). By surface analysis, flambe +‎ -oyer.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /flɑ̃.bwa.je/
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Verb edit

flamboyer

  1. (intransitive) to blaze, flame

Conjugation edit

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.

Further reading edit