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chuchotage

Syllables: chu·cho·tage/ʃu.ʃəʊˈtɑːʒ/US/ʃu.ʃoʊˈtɑʒ/

chuchotage 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.

Noun

chuchotage (uncountable)

  1. 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.
    • 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.2011, David Bellos, Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 141

Synonyms of chuchotage

Origin of chuchotage

From French chuchotage (“whispering”).

Questions about chuchotage

What does chuchotage mean?
Chuchotage means 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.
What part of speech is chuchotage?
Chuchotage is a noun.
How do you pronounce chuchotage?
Chuchotage is pronounced /ʃu.ʃəʊˈtɑːʒ/ (UK).

Words near chuchotage in the dictionary

  1. Chubut
  2. Chuc
  3. chucalho
  4. chucalhos
  5. Chuchito
  6. chuchotage
  7. Chuchow
  8. chuchupate
  9. chuchvara
  10. chuck
  11. chuck a dummy

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