"Pecha Kucha" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Pecha Kuchas [plural], PechaKucha [alternative], pecha-kucha [alternative], pecha kucha [alternative]
Etymology: Coined by British architect and author Mark Dytham and Astrid Klein in 2003 from onomatopoeic Japanese ぺちゃくちゃ (pechakucha, “continuously and in a lively fashion [of speech]”, adverb). Etymology templates: {{coined|en|Q124850292|nobycat=1}} Coined by British architect and author Mark Dytham, {{onomatopoeic|en|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{bor|en|ja|ぺちゃくちゃ||continuously and in a lively fashion 􂀿of speech􂁀|pos=adv|tr=pechakucha}} Japanese ぺちゃくちゃ (pechakucha, “continuously and in a lively fashion [of speech]”, adverb) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|nolink=1}} Pecha Kucha (countable and uncountable, plural Pecha Kuchas)
  1. (uncountable) A rigid presentation format in which the speaker has exactly 20 slides to speak about, with exactly 20 seconds allocated for each slide (20×20). Tags: uncountable
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  2. (countable) A presentation given using this format. Tags: countable
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  3. A set of Pecha Kucha talks all given together in one sitting, typically staged as an evening entertainment. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Pecha_Kucha-en-noun-QdoX~TtV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 18 73 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 8 19 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 9 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 8 88

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