"carambole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: caramboles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} carambole (plural caramboles)
  1. Archaic form of carambola. (star fruit) Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: carambola (extra: star fruit)
    Sense id: en-carambole-en-noun-uDZsPTY7

Verb

Forms: caramboles [present, singular, third-person], caramboling [participle, present], caramboled [participle, past], caramboled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} carambole (third-person singular simple present caramboles, present participle caramboling, simple past and past participle caramboled)
  1. (archaic) To play a carom shot. Tags: archaic Derived forms: carambole billiards
    Sense id: en-carambole-en-verb-Mcuktu14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 4 44 4 34 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 40 3 43 8 3

Inflected forms

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