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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French rocambolesque.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ro.kam.boˈle.sko/
- Rhymes: -esko
- Hyphenation: ro‧cam‧bo‧lé‧sco
Adjective
rocambolesco (feminine rocambolesca, masculine plural rocamboleschi, feminine plural rocambolesche)
- fantastic, incredible
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French rocambolesque.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rokamboˈlesko/
- Rhymes: -esko
- Syllabification: ro‧cam‧bo‧les‧co
Adjective
rocambolesco (feminine rocambolesca, masculine plural rocambolescos, feminine plural rocambolescas)
- fantastic, unbelievable, far-fetched
2021 February 27, Carles Porta, “La farmacéutica de Olot, 492 días secuestrada”, in El País, retrieved 2021-02-28:Sin embargo ―caprichos del destino― empezaba a asomar otra pesadilla, tan malévola y rocambolesca como la que la precedía o quizá incluso peor.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- odd, bizarre
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