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ricochet.

rebound; ricochet

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁi.kɔ.ʃɛ/
  1. rebound; ricochet

    masculine
  2. ducks and drakes, stone skipping

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. The word first appears in the phrases chanson du/de ricochet, fable du ricochet. This is apparently related to other story-titles such as the fable du rouge kokelet; other dialectal terms such as ripoton (“duckling”) and Norman recoquet (“chick”) have led to theories that the word originally indicated a "young cock". The sense-development is unclear.

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