clavardage

French

Etymology

Blend of clavier +‎ bavardage. Proposed by the Quebec provincial language regulator Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) in 1997 as an alternative to the English borrowing tchat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kla.vaʁ.daʒ/
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Noun

clavardage m (plural clavardages)

  1. (Internet, Quebec) online chatting