rocambole
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French rocambole, from regional German Rockenbolle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɒkəmbəʊl/, /ˈɹəʊkəmbəʊl/
Noun
rocambole (plural rocamboles)
- The sand leek, Allium scorodoprasum
- A type of garlic, Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
rocambole f (plural rocamboles)
- rocambole (sand leek)
Descendants
- → Italian: rocambola
Further reading
- “rocambole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roˈkam.bo.le/
- Rhymes: -ambole
- Hyphenation: ro‧càm‧bo‧le
Noun
rocambole f
- plural of rocambola
Portuguese
Etymology
After the fictional adventurer Rocambole, from French rocambole.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁo.kɐ̃ˈbɔ.li/ [ho.kɐ̃ˈbɔ.li]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁo.kɐ̃ˈbɔ.li/ [χo.kɐ̃ˈbɔ.li]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁo.kɐ̃ˈbɔ.le/ [ho.kɐ̃ˈbɔ.le]
Noun
rocambole m (plural rocamboles)
- (Brazil) Swiss roll (a type of sponge cake roll)
- Synonyms: (Portugal) torta, (Brazil) garibáldi