ric-rac

French

Alternative forms

• ric et rac, ric-à-rac

Etymology

Of imitative origin, similar to the phrase ric à rac.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁi.kʁak/

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Adverb

ric-rac

1. spot on; exactly

   Synonym: pile-poil

   Il m’a payé mes cent euros ric-rac. ― He paid me my hundred euros, no more, no less.

2. just about

Further reading

• “ric-rac”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.