rocaille

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French rocaille.

Noun

rocaille (countable and uncountable, plural rocailles)

1. Artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens.
2. The rococo system of scroll ornament, based in part on the forms of shells and water-worn rocks.
3. A seed bead.

Anagrams

• Cariello, licareol

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔ.kaj/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

rocaille f (plural rocailles)

1. rocks; rockery

Derived terms

• rocailleur

Adjective

rocaille (invariable)

1. (art) rococo

Further reading

• “rocaille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French rocaille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈkaj/
• Rhymes: -aj

Noun

rocaille f (invariable)

1. (art) rocaille

   Synonym: (rare) roccaglia

Further reading

• rocaille in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana