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rocambole
[ rok-uhm-bohl ]
noun
- a European plant, Allium scorodoprasum, of the amaryllis family, used like garlic.
rocambole
/ ˈrɒkəmˌbəʊl /
noun
- a variety of sand leek whose garlic-like bulb is used for seasoning
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rocambole1
1690–1700; < French < German Rockenbolle literally, distaff bulb (from its shape)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rocambole1
C17: from French, from German Rockenbolle , literally: distaff bulb (with reference to its shape)
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Example Sentences
In every age there have been bands of dangerous creatures, led by such men as Cartouche and Vidocq and Rocambole.
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I would give anything to have known Vidocq and Cartouche and Rocambole, and to have seen them at close quarters.
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The latter parts of Rocambole are surely too sparingly consulted in the country which they celebrate.
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Deep would answer to deep, Rocambole to M. Lecoq, in protesting against such an omission of their manufacturers.
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In the same manner take up onions and rocambole, and shalots at the latter end of the month.
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