Panache () is a word of French origin that carries the connotation of flamboyant manner and reckless courage, derived from the helmet-plume worn by 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 Greater Sudbury area of Ontario."Blue-green algae detected on Panache". Sudbury Star, October 8, 2021. Antlers was the English name of Panache, a 2007 documentary film by Canadian director André-Line Beauparlant.Brendan Kelly, "Celebrating Quebec cinema, Take 25". Montreal Gazette, February 7, 2007.
Panache is a loan word that remains in use across English dialects, denoting a style that is confident and flamboyant.
							
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