cachinnate

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English

Etymology

Latin cachinō (laugh aloud), an onomatopoeia.

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkækɪneɪt/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Verb

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  1. (intransitive) To laugh loudly, immoderately, or too often.
    The villain began to cachinnate and twirl his moustache.

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) cachinnāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of cachinnō