picaroon

Pronounced: pick-uh-ROON noun/verb

Notes: Not a word I’ve run across


Yesterday’s word

The word bibelot is “a small household ornament or decorative object; trinket”

First usage

Our word came into English in the mid-1800s

Background / Comments

Our word came from French, where it is composed of bibel (bauble) plus the -ot suffix, which makes it a noun.

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