cachinnate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin cacchinō (“‘laugh aloud’”), an onomatopoeia.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkækɪneɪt/
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[edit] Verb

to cachinnate (third-person singular simple present cachinnates, present participle cachinnating, simple past and past participle cachinnated)

1. (intransitive) To laugh loudly, immoderately, or too often.

   The villian began to cachinnate and twirl his moustache.

[edit] Synonyms

• guffaw

[edit] Derived terms

• cachinnation
• cachinnator
• cachinnatory