"marotte" meaning in French

See marotte in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ma.ʁɔt/ Audio: Fr-marotte.ogg Forms: marottes [plural]
Etymology: Diminutive of Marie, 15th c. Etymology templates: {{C.|15}} 15th c. Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} marotte f (plural marottes)
  1. bauble (grotesque sceptre carried by a jester) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-marotte-fr-noun-WOUe37AR Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 28 26 8 11 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 25 36 7 9 2 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 54 19 24 2
  2. (by extension) a puppet attached to a wooden stick Tags: broadly, feminine
    Sense id: en-marotte-fr-noun--sKtA4uo
  3. (by extension) a wooden head used to model headgear Tags: broadly, feminine
    Sense id: en-marotte-fr-noun-YGsNW28Q Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 28 26 8 11 3
  4. (informal, figuratively) an obsession Tags: feminine, figuratively, informal Synonyms (obsession): idée fixe
    Sense id: en-marotte-fr-noun-h5zMYq8N Disambiguation of 'obsession': 1 1 0 98

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1842, Aloysius Bertrand, “Octobre”, in Gaspard de la nuit, livre VI — Silves, page 176:",
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