Hypertext Webster Gateway: "charade"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Charade \Cha*rade"\, n. [F. charade, cf. Pr. charrada long chat,
It ciarlare to chat, whence E. charlatan.]
A verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or
more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well
as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or
representations.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
charade
n 1: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous
way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery},
{takeoff}, {burlesque}, {travesty}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
2: a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades
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