Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rocambole

/ˈɹɒkəmbəʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ro-cam-bole
IPA: /ˈɹɒkəmbəʊl/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sand leek, Allium scorodoprasum

noun

A type of garlic, Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon

Etymology

Borrowed from French rocambole, from regional German Rockenbolle.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: rocambole, Rockenbolle

Inflected Forms

rocamboles (plural)

Synonyms

sand leek giant garlic spanish garlic allium scorodoprasum

Questions

How do you pronounce rocambole?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɒkəmbəʊl/.
What does rocambole mean?: The sand leek, Allium scorodoprasum
Where does rocambole come from?: It is traced to French.

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