walkie-talkie
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walkie-talkie
- /ˌwɔ(ː)k.i ˈtɔ(ː)k.i/ US, UK
- /ˌwoː.ki ˈtoː.ki/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˌwɑ.ki ˈtɑ.ki/ cot caught merger
Where it comes from
From walking + talking.
noun walkie-talkies · walkie talkie · walky-talky
- A portable, bidirectional radio transceiver, usually one of a pair. It is intended to equip the yard foremen and shunters with "walkie-talkie" apparatus to keep them in close touch with the control office.
- A walk and talk. It could be that her walkie-talkie with Naylor had concerned a private matter not connected with what was about to happen to him, ...
Translations
Every language
noun portable radio
| Español | walkie-talkie, radiotransceptor portátil, radiotranscibidor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 워키토키 wokitoki |
| 日本語 | トランシーバー toranshībā, ウォーキートーキー wōkītōkī |
| 中文 | 步話機 /步话机 bùhuàjī, 對講機 /对讲机 duìjiǎngjī |
| Português | walkie-talkie |
| Français | talkie-walkie, portatif, walkie-talkie, émetteur-récepteur portatif |
| Deutsch | Walkie-Talkie, Handfunkgerät |
| Română | stație |
| Русский | ра́ция rácija, приёмопереда́тчик prijomoperedátčik, уо́ки-то́ки uóki-tóki, во́ки-то́ки vóki-tóki |
| Tiếng Việt | máy bộ đàm |
| العربية | اللَاسِلْكِيّ al-lāsilkiyy |
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title = {walkie-talkie},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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