bamboche.
large marionette
Meaning & usage
large marionette
small person
Where this word comes from
First attested in the 17th century. From Italian bamboccio.
feast
faire bombance
Where this word comes from
Back-formation from bambochade, likely under the influence of débauche (“debauchery”), and possibly also bidoche (“meat”), médianoche (“midnight meal”). By surface analysis, deverbal from bambocher.
bamboo stalk used to make canes
knotty cane of bamboo
Where this word comes from
From bambou (“bamboo”) + -oche.
trick, cheat, deception
joke
inflection of bambocher: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
inflection of bambocher: second-person singular imperative
Where this word comes from
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