rocambolesco

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French rocambolesque.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ro.kam.boˈle.sko/
  • Rhymes: -esko
  • Hyphenation: ro‧cam‧bo‧lé‧sco

Adjective

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rocambolesco (feminine rocambolesca, masculine plural rocamboleschi, feminine plural rocambolesche)

  1. fantastic, incredible

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French rocambolesque.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rokamboˈlesko/ [ro.kãm.boˈles.ko]
  • Rhymes: -esko
  • Syllabification: ro‧cam‧bo‧les‧co

Adjective

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rocambolesco (feminine rocambolesca, masculine plural rocambolescos, feminine plural rocambolescas)

  1. fantastic, unbelievable, far-fetched
    • 2021 February 27, Carles Porta, “La farmacéutica de Olot, 492 días secuestrada”, in El País[1], retrieved 2021-02-28:
      Sin embargo ―caprichos del destino― empezaba a asomar otra pesadilla, tan malévola y rocambolesca como la que la precedía o quizá incluso peor.
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  2. odd, bizarre

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