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]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐˈɾa.dɐ/ [t͡ʃɐˈɾa.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

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