Panache

Common card · No. 315716

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. In Canadian French, the word panache may also refer to antlers, such as those of a moose or deer. 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. Antlers was the English name of Panache, a 2007 documentary film by Canadian director André-Line Beauparlant. Panache is a loan word that remains in use across English dialects, denoting a style that is confident and flamboyant.

Read on Wikipedia · Image Unknown authorUnknown author (French art), Public domain