"rocambolesque" meaning in French

See rocambolesque in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʁɔ.kɑ̃.bɔ.lɛsk/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-rocambolesque.wav Forms: rocambolesques [plural]
Etymology: From Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail's character Rocambole + -esque. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|-esque}} -esque Head templates: {{fr-adj}} rocambolesque (plural rocambolesques)
  1. fantastic, unusual, incredible, wacky Wikipedia link: Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail, Rocambole (character) Synonyms: incroyable, inimaginable, inouï, invraisemblable
    Sense id: en-rocambolesque-fr-adj-eibq5zvc Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -esque

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for rocambolesque meaning in French (2.1kB)

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