Added 9 October 2026
panache
/pəˈnæʃ/ noun
Latin root: pinnāculum Wiktionary
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- An ornamental plume on a helmet.
- Flamboyance, energetic style or action.
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French panache, from Middle French pennache (“plume of feathers”), from Italian pennacchio, from Late Latin pinnāculum. Doublet of pinnacle.
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