I. |flajə|let, -lā noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Old French flajolet, from flajol flute (from assumed Vulgar Latin flabeolum, from Latin flare to blow) + -et — more at blow
1. : a small fipple flute resembling the treble recorder but having usually four finger holes and two thumbholes and a cylindrical mouthpiece
2. : a labial 2-foot pipe-organ stop with a flute quality
II. flȧzhȯlā noun
( plural flageolets “)
Etymology: French, modification (influenced by flageolet flute) of Provençal faioulet, from Old Provençal faiolet, diminutive of (assumed) Old Provençal faiol kidney bean (whence Provençal faiou ), from (assumed) Vulgar Latin fabeolus, alteration (influenced by Latin faba bean) of Latin phaseolus kidney bean — more at frijol , bean
: a green kidney bean of France