rocambole

[ rok-uhm-bohl ]

/ ˈrɒk əmˌboʊl /

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noun

a European plant, Allium scorodoprasum, of the amaryllis family, used like garlic.

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Also called giant garlic.

Origin of rocambole

1690–1700; <French <German Rockenbolle literally, distaff bulb (from its shape)

Words nearby rocambole

robustious, robustness, roc, Roca, rocaille, rocambole, Rocard, Rochambeau, Rochdale, roche alum, Roche limit

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How to use rocambole in a sentence

In every age there have been bands of dangerous creatures, led by such men as Cartouche and Vidocq and Rocambole.
Fantmas|Pierre Souvestre
I would give anything to have known Vidocq and Cartouche and Rocambole, and to have seen them at close quarters.
Fantmas|Pierre Souvestre
The latter parts of Rocambole are surely too sparingly consulted in the country which they celebrate.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition|Robert Louis Stevenson
Deep would answer to deep, Rocambole to M. Lecoq, in protesting against such an omission of their manufacturers.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2|George Saintsbury

In the same manner take up onions and rocambole, and shalots at the latter end of the month.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton

British Dictionary definitions for rocambole

rocambole

/ (ˈrɒkəmˌbəʊl) /

noun

a variety of sand leek whose garlic-like bulb is used for seasoning

Word Origin for rocambole

C17: from French, from German Rockenbolle, literally: distaff bulb (with reference to its shape)

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