What is the Latin word for flambeau?

The usual Latin words for “flambeau” are fax, fūnālis, taeda. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“flambeau” in Latin

faxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin, incitement fūnālisconsisting of or attached to a rope or cord taedaresinous pinewood; a board or plank of pinewood; a torch, particularly if made from resinous pinewood

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

flambeau

fax (of wood, done over with thick combustible matter, as grease, oil, wax; especially a lighted torch): funale (made of tow, and likewise done over with combustible matter; also made of wax): taeda (a piece of pine-tree or other resinous wood, which served the same purpose as the fax or taeda).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for flambeau?: The usual Latin words for “flambeau” are fax, fūnālis, taeda. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.