roman vidéoludique
French
Etymology
Fron roman + vidéoludique, suggested by the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) in 2019 as an alternative to the English borrowing visual novel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɔ.mɑ̃ vi.de.ɔ.ly.dik/
Noun
roman vidéoludique m (plural romans vidéoludiques)
- (video games, neologism) visual novel
- Synonyms: visual novel, roman visuel
Further reading
- “roman vidéoludique” in the Grand Dictionnaire terminologique (GDT) of the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF, Quebec Board of the French Language).