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charade

/ʃəˈeɪd/shur-AYD
/ʃɚˈeɪd/shur-AYD

Meaninga long talk

Common meaning: a guessing game of acted-out syllables

Journey through time

  1. Provençalcharrada‘a long talk’source
  2. Frenchcharadesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa long talk → a guessing game of acted-out syllablescharade‘a guessing game of acted-out syllables’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Provençal charrada ‘a long talk’.

Roots

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