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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Old French
Origin: pennache, from Late Latin pinnaculum 'small wing'

panache

 noun
     
pa‧nache [uncountable]
a way of doing things that makes them seem easy and exciting, and makes other people admire you [↪ style]
with panache
They played and sang with great panache.
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