ribambelle
French
Etymology
Probably a derivative of Old French riban (“ribbon”), influenced by dialectal bambiller, bamballer (“waver, balance”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁi.bɑ̃.bɛl/
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Noun
ribambelle f (plural ribambelles)
- (colloquial) string, herd, swarm
- Synonym: kyrielle
- une ribambelle de choses
- a long string of things
Further reading
- “ribambelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.