rounceval

R1O1U1N1C3E1V4A1L1

noun

A giant; anything large.

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Meanings

nounrounceval (plural rouncevals)

plural rouncevals · alternative rouncival

  1. obsoleteA giant; anything large.
  2. obsoleteA large pea, the marrowfat.

    The Rouncefall, great Beanes, and early ripening Peason

    1622, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 20 p. 12
adjectiverounceval (not comparable)

alternative rouncival

  1. not comparablegigantic

Origin

From the gigantic bones shown at Roncesvalles, and alleged to be those of old heroes.

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APA

rounceval. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rounceval

MLA

“rounceval.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rounceval. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rounceval,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rounceval.

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