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rameau

branch

noun rah-MOH Rare
Animals & Nature Plants

Also means

bough

Usage Note

Rameau refers specifically to a small branch or bough of a tree, and its plural is rameaux. In the Christian calendar, le dimanche des Rameaux is Palm Sunday, when palm or olive branches are blessed. The composer Jean-Philippe Rameau shares this name, giving the word an additional cultural resonance.

Examples

"Les enfants agitaient des rameaux d'olivier."

Natural Translation

The children were waving olive branches.

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