giggle

Significado (Inglés)

Conceptos

reírse tontamente

retozo de la risa

hacer bromas ligeras

reir con disimulo

reírse a socapa

risa nerviosa

Traducciones

Gekicher

χαχανίζω

γέλιο

χασκογελώ

ridacchiare nervosamente

risatina nervosa

Frecuencia

C2
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈɡɪɡl̩/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

Early 16th century, probably of imitative origin. Or, perhaps a frequentative based on dialectal English gig (“to creak”), from Middle English gigen (“to make a creaking sound”) + -le; or perhaps of Dutch or Low German origin: compare Saterland Frisian güüchelje (“to giggle”), West Frisian giechelje (“to giggle”), Dutch giechelen (“to giggle”), German Low German giecheln (“to giggle”), dialectal German giggln, gigglen (“to giggle”), German gickeln (“to giggle”). All of these words are likely onomatopoeic as well. Also compare Alemannic German Guege (“fiddle”).

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