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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: charades /ʃəˈrɑːdz/ n - (functioning as singular) a parlour game in which one team acts out each syllable of a word, the other team having to guess the word
Etymology: 18th Century: from French charade entertainment, from Provençal charrado chat, from charra chatter, of imitative origin cha•rade /ʃəˈreɪd/USA pronunciation n. - Gamescharades, [uncountable; used with a singular verb] a game in which players act out, without speaking, a word, phrase, title, etc., often syllable by syllable, for members of their team to guess.
- Games[countable] a word or phrase acted out in this game.
- an obvious lie, pretense, or deception;
travesty:[countable]The whole job interview was just a charade.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cha•rade (shə rād′; esp. Brit. shə räd′),USA pronunciation n. - Games charades, (used with a sing. v.) a game in which the players are typically divided into two teams, members of which take turns at acting out in pantomime a word, phrase, title, etc., which the members of their own team must guess.
- Gamesa word or phrase acted out in this game.
- a blatant pretense or deception, esp. something so full of pretense as to be a travesty.
- Provencal charrad(o) entertainment, equivalent. to charr(á) to chat, chatter (from imitative root) + -ado -ade1
- French
- 1770–80
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