noun, feminine/bɑ̃.bɔʃ/plural: bamboches
bamboche is feminine in French.
large marionette; small person
Synonyms: marionnette, fantoche, pantin
First attested in the 17th century. From Italian bamboccio.
/bɑ̃.bɔʃ/
bamboche is feminine in French.
large marionette; small person
Synonyms: marionnette, fantoche, pantin
First attested in the 17th century. From Italian bamboccio.
bamboche is feminine in French.
feast
“faire bombance” — to party, to make merry
Synonyms: bombance, ripaille, bringue, nouba, festin, noce
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.
bamboche is feminine in French.
bamboo stalk used to make canes; knotty cane of bamboo
From bambou (“bamboo”) + -oche.
bamboche is feminine in French.
trick, cheat, deception; joke
Synonyms: tromperie, plaisanterie