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flathe

/fleɪð/

flathe noun: a flan.

Noun

flathe (plural flathes)

  1. A flan.
  2. (dialectal) A ray or skate (fish).

Forms of flathe

pluralflathes
alternative formflath

Origin of flathe

From Middle English flathe (“flat fish”), from Old English *flaþa ("flatcake"; found only in compound flæþecomb, fleþecomb (“weaver's comb”)), from Proto-West Germanic *flaþō (“flatcake”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“broad, flat”). Cognate with Dutch vla, vlade (“baked custard, pancake”), Middle Low German vlade (“flatcake”), German Fladen (“a flatcake, cowpatty”). Related to flan.

Words that rhyme with flathe

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Questions about flathe

What does flathe mean?
Flathe means a flan.
What part of speech is flathe?
Flathe is a noun.
How do you pronounce flathe?
Flathe is pronounced /fleɪð/.
What is the plural of flathe?
The plural of flathe is flathes.

Words near flathe in the dictionary

  1. flatform
  2. flatforms
  3. flatful
  4. flatfuls
  5. Flath
  6. flathe
  7. flathead
  8. flathead catfish
  9. Flathead County
  10. flathead grey mullet
  11. flathead grey mullets

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