Cachinnate definition
To cachinnate is to laugh loudly or laugh hard.
When you give a big, loud laugh at a joke, this is an example of a time when you cachinnate.
verb
To laugh hard, loudly, or convulsively; guffaw.
verb
To laugh loudly or too much.
verb
(intransitive) To laugh loudly, immoderately, or too often.
The villain began to cachinnate and twirl his moustache.
verb
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Origin of cachinnate
- Latin cachinnāre cachinnāt- of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin cacchinō (“laugh aloud”), an onomatopoeia.
From Wiktionary