The word "Flatour," sometimes spelled "Flateur," refers to a character in medieval French literature who was known for telling tall tales. Its pronunciation can be written in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /flæ.tuʁ/. The "fl" combination makes the "fl" sound as in "floor," while the "a" is pronounced as in "cat." The "tu" sound, written with the digraph "tu," is pronounced like the English word "too." Lastly, the "ʁ" is a French rhotic consonant and is pronounced in the throat.