Cha-rāde', n.

noun

(sha-rād’), n. [Fr. charade. Cf. Pr. charada, cart-load, L. Lat. carada, carrada, carrata, cart-load, from carrus. See CAR.] An enigma based upon a word, the parts of which, taken separately, are significant, their meaning, and that of the whole word, being discovered by description or representation.