drôle

French

Etymology

Middle French drolle "a merry fellow, pleasant rascal" from Old French drolle "one who lives luxuriously", from Middle Dutch drol "fat little man, goblin" from Old Norse troll "giant, troll" (compare Middle High German trolle "clown"), from Proto-Germanic *truzlan (“creature which walks clumsily”), from Proto-Germanic *truzlanan (“to walk with short steps”). More at troll.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dʁol/, X-SAMPA: /dRol/

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• Rhymes: -ol
• Homophone: drôles

Adjective

drôle (masculine and feminine, plural drôles)

1. funny, amusing
2. bizarre

Synonyms

• (funny): comique, désopilant, (informal) marrant, (informal) rigolo, (France, informal) poilant, (Quebec, informal) crampant, (France, slang) fendard

Phrase

un drôle de

1. strange
2. (informal) excellent

See also

• bizarre
• étonnant
• grand
• mal à l’aise
• rigolo

Related terms

• drolatique
• drôlement
• drôlerie

Anagrams

• doler