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Onomatopoeic, from the Italianate pronunciation of c as /t͡ʃ/ (“ch”) before i and e.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
chees and chaws
Today it means: The sounds made in Italianate pronunciation of Latin. Full definition →
Today it means: The sounds made in Italianate pronunciation of Latin. Full definition →
Onomatopoeic, from the Italianate pronunciation of c as /t͡ʃ/ (“ch”) before i and e.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.