bavardage

See also: Bavardage

English

Etymology

From French bavardage.

Noun

bavardage (uncountable)

1. chatter, banter

French

Etymology

From bavard (“chatty, talkative”) +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.vaʁ.daʒ/

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Noun

bavardage m (plural bavardages)

1. chatter, natter, banter (insignificant talk)

Related terms

• bavarder
• bavardeur

Further reading

• “bavardage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.