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panache

Pronunciation: /pəˈnaʃ/

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Definition of panache

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] flamboyant confidence of style or manner:he entertained London society with great panache
  • 2 historical a tuft or plume of feathers, especially as a headdress or on a helmet.

Origin:

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

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