"calembour" meaning in French

See calembour in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "calembour",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: calembour",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: calembour"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "kalambur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: kalambur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: kalambur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "calambur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: calambur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: calambur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "каламбур",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: каламбур (kalambur)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: каламбур (kalambur)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "calambur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: calambur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: calambur"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain, possibly influenced by bourde (“blunder”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "calembours",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "calembour m (plural calembours)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
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          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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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        "pun (joke or type of wordplay)"
      ],
      "id": "en-calembour-fr-noun-9MalldM8",
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          "pun"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "jeu de mots"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ka.lɑ̃.buʁ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-calembour.wav",
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "calambour"
    }
  ],
  "word": "calembour"
}
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "calembour",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: calembour",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: calembour"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "kalambur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: kalambur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: kalambur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "calambur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: calambur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: calambur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "каламбур",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: каламбур (kalambur)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: каламбур (kalambur)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "calambur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: calambur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: calambur"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "fr"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "calembours",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "calembour m (plural calembours)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "French 3-syllable words",
        "French countable nouns",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French lemmas",
        "French masculine nouns",
        "French nouns",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with homophones",
        "French terms with quotations",
        "French terms with unknown etymologies",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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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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        "pun (joke or type of wordplay)"
      ],
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        [
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          "pun"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "jeu de mots"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ka.lɑ̃.buʁ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-calembour.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/83/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-0x010C-calembour.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-0x010C-calembour.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/83/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-0x010C-calembour.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-0x010C-calembour.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "calambour"
    }
  ],
  "word": "calembour"
}

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