How to pronounce charades
American English pronunciation
shuh-RAYDZ
- IPA
- /ʃəˈɹeɪdz/
- Syllables
- shuh · RAYDZ (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- shuh-RAHDZ
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What charades means
A guessing game where players act out words silently
In a sentence: At the party we played charades, and Dad acted out a dinosaur.
Where it comes from: The game was first called acting charades, because players acted a word out instead of saying it. Over time the name got shorter.
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