charada

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French charade, probably from Occitan charrado (“spoken”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈɾa.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈɾa.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈɾa.da/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈɾa.dɐ/ [ʃɐˈɾa.ðɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈɾa.dɐ/ [ʃɐˈɾa.ðɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐˈɾa.dɐ/ [t͡ʃɐˈɾa.ðɐ]

Noun

charada f (plural charadas)

1. riddle (verbal puzzle)

   Synonym: adivinha

2. (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)

1. charade

Further reading

• “charada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014