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ROCAMBOLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rocambole mean?
• ROCAMBOLE (noun)
The noun ROCAMBOLE has 1 sense:
1. European leek cultivated and used like leeks
Familiarity information: ROCAMBOLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European leek cultivated and used like leeks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Allium scorodoprasum; giant garlic; rocambole; sand leek; Spanish garlic
Hypernyms ("rocambole" is a kind of...):
alliaceous plant (bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor)
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