Panache
French word indicating "flamboyance" or "courage"
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Panache (French pronunciation: [panaʃ]) is a word of French origin that carries the connotation of flamboyant manner and reckless courage, derived from the helmet-plume worn by cavalrymen in the Early Modern period.[1]
In Canadian French, the word panache may also refer to antlers, such as those of a moose or deer.[2] The Panache River is a tributary of the east bank of the Wetetnagami River flowing into Senneterre in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in Quebec, in Canada. Lake Panache is a lake in the Sudbury area of Ontario.[3] Antlers was the English name of Panache, a 2007 documentary film by Canadian director André-Line Beauparlant.[4]
Panache is a loan word that remains in use across English dialects, denoting a style that is confident and flamboyant.[5]
