French word

rameau

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁamo/

Meaning

  • masculine nountwig

Example

Un enfant joue avec un rameau dans le parc.

A child is playing with a twig in the park.

Illustration for rameau (twig)

More examples

Après la tempête, un rameau gît sur le trottoir.

After the storm, a twig lies on the sidewalk.

Core concept

A slender leafy offshoot branching from a larger limb.

Common phrases

  • ramasser un rameau

    pick up a twig

  • casser un rameau

    break a twig

  • un rameau vert

    a green twig

Similar words

branche: A tree branch extending from the trunk or a larger branch.
brindille: A fragile little twig that breaks or is easily blown away.

Definition in French

Petite branche détachée d'une branche principale, généralement fine et portant des feuilles ou des bourgeons.

Word origin

Rameau comes through Old French from Latin ramellus, a diminutive of ramus, meaning branch.

Usage tips

  • Rameau is masculine, so the forms are un rameau and ce rameau.

Other meanings

  • branchnoun

Related words

  • ramificationbranchingnoun
  • ramifiébranchedadjective

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