Definition
To laugh loudly, immoderately, or in a rude manner; to cackle or guffaw.
Etymology
From Latin 'cachinnus' meaning loud laughter or cackling, possibly imitative in origin. The Latin word itself may derive from onomatopoeia, mimicking the sound of loud laughter. The term came into English in the 17th-18th centuries from Latin-based academic and literary sources.
Kelly Says
Latin speakers had this specialized word for the kind of embarrassing, uncontrollable belly laugh that makes you snort—the kind of laughter they apparently felt needed its own dignified name!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
CACHEXIES
ka-sheh-zee-es
BNবাংলা
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
CACatalà
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
CSČeština
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
DADansk
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
DEDeutsch
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
ELΕλληνικά
κατσίνατε
katsi-na-te
ESEspañol
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
FISuomi
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
FRFrançais
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
GUGU
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
HAHA
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
HIहिन्दी
कैचिनेट
ka-chi-ne-t
HUMagyar
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
IDBahasa Indonesia
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
IGIG
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
ITItaliano
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
KKKK
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
KMKM
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
MRMR
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
MSBahasa Melayu
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
MYမြန်မာ
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
NLNederlands
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
NONorsk
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
PAPA
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
PLPolski
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
PTPortuguês
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
RORomână
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
RUРусский
качинать
kachinat'
SVSvenska
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
SWKiswahili
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
TLTL
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
TRTürkçe
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
UKУкраїнська
качинати
kachinaty
VITiếng Việt
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
YOYO
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te
ZUZU
cachinate
ka-chi-na-te