talkie-walkie

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talkie-walkie

\to.ki.wo.ki\
\tɔl.ki.wɔl.ki\
[to.ki.wo.ki] France (Normandie)

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(Faux anglicisme) De l’anglais walkie-talkie par inversion des mots de base.

noun talkie-walkies · talkies-walkies

Émetteur-récepteur radio portatif servant aux liaisons radiophoniques sur de courtes distances. Le talkie-walkie a été inventé par l’ingénieur canadien Donald Hings (1907–2004), employé par Motorola.

Similar: talkie, walkie, walkie-talkie

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noun

Similar: talkie, walkie, walkie-talkie

In English

walkie-talkie portable radio

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"talkie-walkie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/talkie-walkie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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talkie-walkie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/talkie-walkie

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"talkie-walkie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/talkie-walkie.

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@misc{talkie_walkie_2026,
  title = {talkie-walkie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/talkie-walkie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}