charada
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French charade, probably from Occitan charrado (“spoken”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈɾa.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈɾa.da/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɐˈɾa.dɐ/ [ʃɐˈɾa.ðɐ]
Noun
charada f (plural charadas)
- riddle (verbal puzzle)
- Synonym: adivinha
- (figurative) something hard to understand; a mystery
Derived terms
- charadinha (diminutive), charadazinha (diminutive)
- matar a charada
Related terms
- charadismo
- charadista
- charadístico
See also
- o que é o que é
Spanish
Noun
charada f (plural charadas)
- charade
Further reading
- “charada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014