carabistouille

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.ʁa.bis.tuj/

Noun

carabistouille f (plural carabistouilles)

(informal, Belgium, chiefly in the plural) nonsense
Synonyms: bêtise, histoire, calembredaine

Further reading

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

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