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flageolet

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
flageolet1 /ˌfladʒəˈlɛt, ˈfladʒəlɪt, ˈfla(d)ʒəleɪ/

▶noun

1 (also French flageolet) a very small flute-like instrument resembling a recorder but with four finger holes on top and two thumb holes below.

2 a tin whistle.

– origin C17: from Fr., dimin. of OFr. flageol, from Provençal flaujol, of unknown origin.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
flageolet2 /ˈfla(d)ʒəleɪ, ˌfladʒəˈlɛt/

▶noun a French kidney bean of a small variety used in cooking.

– origin C19: from Fr., based on L. phaseolus ‘bean’.

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