English

Noun

chuchotage ‎(uncountable)

1. The interpretation or translation of speech in a whisper to a single person in proximity to other people.
   • 2011, David Bellos, Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything, London: Penguin Books, ISBN 978-0-241-95430-0, page 141:

     Eventually, the words of such Aramaic whisper-translations (called chuchotage in the modern world of international interpreters) were written down, mostly in small fragments, and these targums now provide precious linguistic and historical records for scholars of Judaism.

Synonyms

• whisper interpreting, whispered interpretation, whispered interpreting

Translations

French

Etymology

From chuchoter +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃy.ʃɔ.taʒ/

Noun

chuchotage m ‎(plural chuchotages)

1. (rare) whispering
2. chuchotage

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from French chuchotage.

Noun

chuchotage m ‎(invariable)

1. chuchotage