Citations:sordophone
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English citations of sordophone
Noun: A word which sounds like an dirty word in another language
[edit]- 2015 January 2, Charlie Jane Anders, “The Funniest Words That Sound Dirty In Other Languages”, in Gizmodo[1], archived from the original on 2023-01-30:
- There's tons more at the link — although beware, some commenters do mention actual regular curse words in the context of explaining their favorite sordophones.
- 2021 August 20, Steph Koyfman, “30 Foreign-Language Words That Sound Dirty To English Speakers (But Aren't)”, in Babbel[2], archived from the original on 2023-03-20:
- Sordophones can definitely exist within the container of a single language — for instance, there are plenty of English words that sound dirty to English speakers, such as "tease-hole" and "haboob." But the most entertaining sordophones often derive their meaning from speakers of one language perceiving words from another language in a way they were not originally intended to sound.