"calembour" meaning in All languages combined

See calembour on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌkæləmˈbʊə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: calembours [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French calembour. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|calembour}} French calembour Head templates: {{en-noun}} calembour (plural calembours)
  1. A pun.
    Sense id: en-calembour-en-noun-CMIy2KoM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [French]

IPA: /ka.lɑ̃.buʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-calembour.wav Forms: calembours [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain, possibly influenced by bourde (“blunder”). Etymology templates: {{unc|fr}} Uncertain Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} calembour m (plural calembours)
  1. pun (joke or type of wordplay) Tags: masculine Synonyms: jeu de mots
    Sense id: en-calembour-fr-noun-9MalldM8 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "expansion": "→ Romanian: calambur",
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          "expansion": "→ Russian: каламбур (kalambur)",
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      "text": "→ Russian: каламбур (kalambur)"
    },
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            "2": "calambur",
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: calambur",
          "name": "desc"
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        {
          "english": "We reveal truths / About people we have it in for / We throw stones at them / But we do it with humour / Wrapped up in puns / Dripping with acid",
          "ref": "1972, Charles Aznavour (lyrics and music), “Comme ils disent”, in Idiote, je t'aime…:",
          "text": "On déballe des vérités / Sur des gens qu’on a dans le nez / On les lapide / Mais on le fait avec humour / Enrobé dans des calembours / Mouillés d’acide",
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            "2": "calambur",
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: calambur",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Spanish: calambur"
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      "expansion": "Uncertain",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "english": "We reveal truths / About people we have it in for / We throw stones at them / But we do it with humour / Wrapped up in puns / Dripping with acid",
          "ref": "1972, Charles Aznavour (lyrics and music), “Comme ils disent”, in Idiote, je t'aime…:",
          "text": "On déballe des vérités / Sur des gens qu’on a dans le nez / On les lapide / Mais on le fait avec humour / Enrobé dans des calembours / Mouillés d’acide",
          "type": "quote"
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    },
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      "homophone": "calambour"
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}

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