calembredaine

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.lɑ̃.bʁə.dɛn/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

calembredaine f (plural calembredaines)

1. (dated, chiefly in the plural) balderdash, nonsense

   Synonyms: baliverne, faribole, bêtise, histoire

Further reading

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