ripopée

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁi.pɔ.pe/

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Noun

ripopée f (plural ripopées)

1. (dated, colloquial, derogatory) a mixture of different leftover wines made by a tavernkeeper
2. (by extension) a mixture of liqueurs or sauces
3. (dated, figurative, derogatory) hodgepodge, farrago, mishmash
4. (obsolete, figurative, derogatory) scum; scoundrel
5. (Beauce, obsolete) molasses, treacle

Further reading

• “ripopée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.