rocaille

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French rocaille. === Noun === rocaille (countable and uncountable, plural rocailles) Artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens. The rococo system of scroll ornament, based in part on the forms of shells and water-worn rocks. A seed bead. === Anagrams === Cariello, licareol == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁɔ.kaj/ === Noun === rocaille f (plural rocailles) rocks; rockery ==== Derived terms ==== rocailleur === Adjective === rocaille (invariable) (art) rococo === Further reading === “rocaille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French rocaille. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /roˈkaj/ Rhymes: -aj === Noun === rocaille f (invariable) (art) rocaille Synonym: (rare) roccaglia === Further reading === rocaille in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana