PANACHE


Meaning of PANACHE in English

/ pəˈnæʃ; NAmE ; pæˈn-; NAmE also -ˈnɑ:ʃ/ noun

[ U ] the quality of being able to do things in a confident and elegant way that other people find attractive

SYN flair , style

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from French , from Italian pennacchio , from late Latin pinnaculum , diminutive of pinna feather.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.