Bauble

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: ˈbɔːbəɫ
• Scots IPA: ˈbÉ’bəɫ
• Rhymes: -ɔːbÉ™l
• US IPA: /ˈbÉ”bÉ™l/
• cot-caught IPA: /ˈbÉ‘bÉ™l/

Origin

From Old French baubel ("trinket, child's toy"), most likely a reduplication of bel, ultimately from Latin bellus ("pretty").

Full definition of bauble

Noun

1. A cheap showy ornament piece of jewellery; a gewgaw.
2. A club or sceptre carried by a jester.
3. A small shiny spherical decoration, commonly put on Christmas trees.

Anagrams

• bubale