"charade" meaning in French

See charade in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃa.ʁad/ Forms: charades [plural]
Etymology: Probably from Occitan charrada, from charrar (“to chat”). Compare Italian ciarlare. Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|oc|charrada}} Occitan charrada, {{cog|it|ciarlare}} Italian ciarlare Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} charade f (plural charades)
  1. charade (kind of riddle) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-charade-fr-noun-C-JBsUTY
  2. (figurative) something bizarre or hard to understand Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-charade-fr-noun-X~4rnu-9
  3. (Louisiana, Cajun) chat, conversation Tags: Louisiana, feminine
    Sense id: en-charade-fr-noun-dYJEXaMO Categories (other): Cajun French, Louisiana French, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 32 65

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