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French
Etymology
Composed of ri + pop + ée, the first element shortened from ripaille (“feast”) and the second from the sound pop-, imitative of lips sipping a liquid, comparable to Latin papare (“to eat pap”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ripopée f (plural ripopées)
- (dated, colloquial, derogatory) a mixture of different leftover wines made by a tavernkeeper
- (by extension) a mixture of liqueurs or sauces
- (dated, figurative, derogatory) hodgepodge, farrago, mishmash
- (obsolete, figurative, derogatory) scum; scoundrel
- (Beauce, obsolete) molasses, treacle
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