cachinnate

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cachinnate

  • /ˈkækɪneɪt/

Where it comes from

From Latin cachinnō (“laugh aloud”), of onomatopoeic origin.

verb cachinnates · cachinnating · cachinnated

  1. intransitive To laugh immoderately, loudly, or too often. The villain began to cachinnate and twirl his moustache.

    Similar: guffaw

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verb to laugh immoderately, loudly, or too often

Русскийхохота́ть xoxotátʹ
العربيةقَهْقَهَ qahqaha

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@misc{cachinnate_2026,
  title = {cachinnate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cachinnate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}