/ ˈflædʒəleɪ; NAmE ; ˌflædʒəˈlet/ (also ˈflageolet bean ) noun
a type of small curved bean
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WORD ORIGIN
sense 2 mid 17th cent.: from French , diminutive of Old French flageol , from Provençal flaujol , of unknown origin.
sense 1 late 19th cent.: from French , based on Latin phaseolus bean.