Where does “charrade” come from?

charrade (French) comes from Occitan charrada, from Occitan charrar — to chat; to waffle; to chatter.

charrade (French): prattle, idle conversation; a kind of riddle

Definitions

  1. prattle, idle conversation; a kind of riddle

Ancestry of “charrade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitancharradaconversation; chatter
2Occitancharrarto chat; to waffle; to chatter
Every word from Occitan charrar →Every word from Occitan charrada →