hypertrucage

French

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ trucage. Coined in 2019 by the Office québécois de la langue française as an alternative to the English borrowing deepfake.

Pronunciation

  • (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɛʁ.tʁy.kaʒ/

Noun

hypertrucage m (plural hypertrucages)

  1. deepfake
    Synonyms: (common outside Quebec) deepfake, (rare) hypercherie

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