râteau

French

Etymology

From Old French rastel, from Latin rastellus, diminutive of raster.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁɑ.to/
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Noun

râteau m (plural râteaux)

rake
(figuratively) rebuke, rejection, blow off, knockback
Je me suis encore pris un râteau.

Related terms

râtisser

Further reading

“râteau” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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