khôlle

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French

Etymology

Blend of khâgne +‎ colle.

Pronunciation

Noun

khôlle f (plural khôlles)

  1. (university slang) Synonym of colle (oral examination)
    • 2010, Alexandre Devaux, Tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la prépa scientifique, Dunod, →ISBN, page 79:
      La khôlle (ou colle) est une interrogation orale d’une heure devant un tableau. On vous donne un exercice et vous avez pour mission de le résoudre (même si ce n’est pas le plus important).
      The khôlle (or colle) is an hour-long oral examination in front of a blackboard. You are given an exercise and your mission is to solve it (although solving it is not the most important thing).