Etymology of the French word charade
the French word
charadederived from the Provençal word
charradoderived from the Provençal word
charraderived from the Italian word
ciarlareonomatopoeia
Date
The earliest known usage of charade in French dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in French
charadierDerivations in other languages
English
charades, English
charade, Portuguese
charada, Romanian
şaradă, Spanish
charadaCognates
Dutch
charade, English
charade, German
Scharade
