chuchotage
/ʃu.ʃoʊˈtɑʒ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The interpretation or translation of speech in a whisper to a single person or small group in proximity to others who aren't listening to the translation.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Eventually, the words of such Aramaic whisper-translations (called chuchotage in the modern world of international interpreters) were written down, mostly in small fragments, and these targums now provide precious linguistic and historical records for scholars of Judaism."
Etymology
From French chuchotage (“whispering”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: chuchotage
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ʃu.ʃoʊˈtɑʒ/
- British English: /ʃu.ʃəʊˈtɑːʒ/