ribambelle
French edit
Etymology edit
Probably a derivative of Old French riban (“ribbon”), influenced by dialectal bambiller, bamballer (“waver, balance”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ribambelle f (plural ribambelles)
- (colloquial) string, herd, swarm
- Synonym: kyrielle
- une ribambelle de choses
- a long string of things
Further reading edit
- “ribambelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.