noun
Origin: Fr < Ger rockenbolle < rocken, roggen, rye + bolle, bulb
See rocambole in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from German Rockenbolle
Origin: : Rocken, distaff (from Middle High German rocke, from Old High German rocko, from Vulgar Latin *rotica, from Latin rotāre, to turn; see rotate)
Origin: + Bolle, bulb (from Middle High German bolle, from Old High German bolla, ball; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots)
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