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Word:

 

Word - rootword - affixes
pakatawa - katawa - pa-~
pa.ka.ta.wa. - 4 syllables

pa- = pakatawa
pakatawa

pakatawa : joke (n.)
katawa [ka.tá.wa.] : laughter (n.); laugh (v.)
Synonyms: gitikgitik

Derivatives of katawa


Glosses:
joke
n. (communication)1. gag, jape, jest, joke, laugha humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter.; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
~ humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humoura message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter.
~ gag line, punch line, tag line, laugh linethe point of a joke or humorous story.
~ howler, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow, belly laugh, riot, screama joke that seems extremely funny.
~ blue joke, blue story, dirty joke, dirty storyan indelicate joke.
~ ethnic jokea joke at the expense of some ethnic group.
~ funny, funny remark, funny story, good storyan account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line).; "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny"
~ in-jokea joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people.
~ one-linera one-line joke.
~ shaggy dog storya long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness.
~ sick jokea joke in bad taste.
~ sight gag, visual jokea joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie).
n. (act)2. jest, jocularity, jokeactivity characterized by good humor.
~ diversion, recreationan activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates.; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"
~ drollery, waggerya quaint and amusing jest.
~ leg-pull, leg-pullingas a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true.
~ pleasantryan agreeable or amusing remark.; "they exchange pleasantries"
n. (act)3. antic, caper, joke, prank, put-on, tricka ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement.
~ diversion, recreationan activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates.; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"
~ dirty trickan unkind or aggressive trick.
~ practical jokea prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish).
n. (attribute)4. jokea triviality not to be taken seriously.; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"
~ puniness, slightness, triviality, pettinessthe quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous.
v. (communication)5. jest, joketell a joke; speak humorously.; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"
~ communicate, intercommunicatetransmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
~ quip, gagmake jokes or quips.; "The students were gagging during dinner"
~ fool around, horse around, arse around, foolindulge in horseplay.; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"
~ punmake a play on words.; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"
v. (body)6. jest, jokeact in a funny or teasing way.
~ behave, act, dobehave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
~ antic, clown, clown aroundact as or like a clown.
laugh
n. (communication)1. laugh, laughterthe sound of laughing.
~ utterance, vocalizationthe use of uttered sounds for auditory communication.
~ cachinnationloud convulsive laughter.
~ cacklea loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle.
~ chortle, chucklea soft partly suppressed laugh.
~ gigglea foolish or nervous laugh.
~ belly laugh, guffawa burst of deep loud hearty laughter.
~ ha-ha, haw-haw, hee-haw, horselaugha loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing.
~ snicker, snigger, snorta disrespectful laugh.
~ tittera nervous restrained laugh.
n. (communication)2. laugha facial expression characteristic of a person laughing.; "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision"
~ facial expression, facial gesturea gesture executed with the facial muscles.
v. (body)3. express joy, express mirth, laughproduce laughter.
~ braylaugh loudly and harshly.
~ bellylaughlaugh a deep, hearty laugh.
~ howl, roarlaugh unrestrainedly and heartily.
~ snicker, sniggerlaugh quietly.
~ giggle, titterlaugh nervously.; "The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom"
~ crack up, break uplaugh unrestrainedly.
~ cackleemit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing.
~ guffaw, laugh loudlylaugh boisterously.
~ chortle, chuckle, laugh softlylaugh quietly or with restraint.
~ convulsebe overcome with laughter.
~ cachinnatelaugh loudly and in an unrestrained way.
~ express emotion, express feelingsgive verbal or other expression to one's feelings.