flageolet
noun[C]
uk/ˌflædʒ.əˈlet/us/ˌflædʒ.əˈlet/flageoletnoun[C](BEAN)
(alsoflageolet bean)
ayoung,palegreenharicotbean,eatenas avegetable:
Ichoseamaincourseoflambwithlovelygreenflageolets.
I had theroastlambwith flageoletbeansandgarlic.
Compare
haricot bean
- The flageolets in thecasseroleweretastyandfullofflavour.
- Flageolets in thisdishprovideironandfibre.
- Soak thedriedflageoletbeansovernightincoldwater.
- You couldaddatinof flageoletbeanstobulkup thesoup.
Beans & pulses
- aduki
- adzuki
- aquafaba
- azuki
- bean
- cowpea
- dal
- dhal
- fava bean
- French bean
- mangetout
- marrowfat pea
- mung bean
- natto
- navy bean
- soy
- soya
- soya bean
- split pea
- string bean
flageoletnoun[C](MUSICAL INSTRUMENT)
a verysmallmusicalinstrumentsimilarto arecorder,playedespeciallyin the past, consisting of atubethat youblowdown whilecoveringholeswithyourfingers:
He couldplaytheflute, theviolinand the flageolet.
- Helightlytouchedthe flageolet with hislips.
- Themusicroomisfullof flageolets,pianoaccordions,xylophonesand more, some more than 200yearsold.
- Heboughther anivoryflageolet and agoldheart-shapedlocket.
Musical instruments
- accordion
- acoustically
- aerophone
- alphorn
- alto
- drum kit
- drum machine
- drumbeat
- drumroll
- drumstick
- pedal steel
- penny whistle
- percussion
- percussionist
- percussive
- tuning peg
- ukulele
- unpitched
- unplugged
- untuned