CHARADE

charade. Charade, [ch as sh] n. a composition in which a word and each syllable of it contains an enigma

---

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.