ramasse

See also: ramassé

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.mas/

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• Rhymes: -as

Etymology 1

Deverbal from ramasser.

Noun

ramasse f (plural ramasses)

1. (climbing) A technique for ascending steep icy slopes with the aid of a piolet.
2. (Louisiana) harvest
3. (Louisiana) heap, pile

Derived terms

• à la ramasse

Verb

ramasse

1. inflection of ramasser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ramasse

1. first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of ramer

Further reading

• “ramasse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)

Anagrams

• amasser, armasse, massera, rasâmes

Italian

Verb

ramasse

1. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of ramare

Anagrams

• armasse