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Etymology

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Borrowed from French charade, from Occitan charrada.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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