charade
Meanings
Noun
1. charade (kind of riddle)
2. something bizarre or hard to understand (figurative, figuratively)
3. chat, conversation (Louisiana, Cajun)
Examples3
Cet ouvrage est une vraie charade.
This book is really hard to understand, to follow.
Tom parle souvent par charades.
Tom often speaks in riddles.
Nous jouâmes à un amusant jeu de charades après dîner.
We played an entertaining game of charades after dinner.