Polyglot Dictionary

cochichar

/koʃiˈʃaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
cochicho
preterite (eu)
cochichei
past participle
cochichado

Meaning

  1. to whisper

    • Cochicharam na sala.

      They whispered in the room.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

sussurrar

cochichar is more about gossipy or secretive whispering, like whispering behind someone's back; sussurrar is more general or gentle, like a lover's whisper.

segredar

segredar specifically means to whisper a secret, from "segredo," secret; cochichar is more about gossipy or secretive whispering in general — both mean "to whisper."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

susurrar

susurrar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to whisper."

French

chuchoter

chuchoter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to whisper."

Practice

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