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noun, masculine

rameau

/ʁa.mo/

noun, masculine/ʁa.mo/plural: rameaux

small branch (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing)

Synonyms: branche

Related: dimanche des Rameaux

Inherited from Old French ramel, from Vulgar Latin *ramellus, from Latin rāmus, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”).