NYT Dictionary
FLABELLATE
/fləˈbɛlət/AdjectiveFLA-bel-latefla-bel-late · 3 syllablesAdvanced/Professional
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2022
Meaning
Fan-shaped; having parts or segments that are flattened and lengthened on one side, such that they are long and narrow.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Borrowed from New Latin flābellātus (“fanlike”). By surface analysis, flabell(um) (“fan-shaped structure”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2022.