charade

French

noun
Definitions
  • charade kind of riddle
  • (figurative) something bizarre or hard to understand
  • (Louisiana French) chat, conversation

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan charrada (conversation, chatter).

Origin

Occitan

charrada

Gloss

conversation, chatter

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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