ricochet

Meaning

1. rebound; ricochet
2. ducks and drakes, stone skipping

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁi.kɔ.ʃɛ/

Etymology

Uncertain. The word first appears in the phrases chanson du/de riochet, fable du ricochet. This is apparently related to other story-titles such as the fable du rouge kokelet; other dialectal terms such as ripoton (“duckling”) and Norman recoquet (“chick”) has led to theories that the word originally indicated a "young cock". The sense-development is unclear.