szarada

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Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French charade, from Occitan charrada.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʂaˈra.da/
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  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: sza‧ra‧da

Noun

szarada f (diminutive szaradka)

  1. (literature) charade, riddle (genre of riddles where the clues to the answer are descriptions or puns on its syllables, with a final clue to the whole)
  2. (dated) charades (party game)
    Synonym: kalambury

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Further reading

  • szarada in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szarada in Polish dictionaries at PWN