bouba/kiki effect in English

IPA: /ˌbubə ˈkiki ɪˌfɛkt/ [General-American], /ˌbubə ˈkiki əˌfɛkt/ (note: General American, weak vowel merger) Forms: the bouba/kiki effect [canonical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Bouba and kiki were the pseudowords used in a 2001 experiment on this topic, carried out by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Edward Hubbard. See picture. Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=the bouba/kiki effect}} the bouba/kiki effect

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"bouba/kiki effect" meaning in English

Noun

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