ronce

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See also: roncé

French

Etymology

From Latin rumicem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɔ̃s/
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Noun

ronce f (plural ronces)

  1. (botany) bramble (Rubus fruticosus)
    • 1963, “Amour sans amour”, performed by Serge Gainsbourg:
      L’amour au hasard d’un regard / T’a effacée de ma mémoire / Du jardin que j’ai saccagé, / Dont les herbes se sont couchées, / Il ne reste rien, je le crains, / Que ronces mortes sans parfum ?
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  2. (figurative) trouble, difficulty, problem

Verb

ronce

  1. inflection of roncer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular present imperative

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Latin

Noun

ronce

  1. vocative singular of roncus

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈronθe/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈronse/
  • Rhymes: -onθe
  • Rhymes: -onse
  • Syllabification: ron‧ce

Verb

ronce

  1. inflection of ronzar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative