English → Latin
“chat” in Latin
fābulorto chat, converse, talk; to make up a storycōnfābulorto converse; to discussgarriōto chatter, prattle; to chatter, prattle; to say something in a prattleblaterōto babble, gibber, speak foolishly or in an animalistic manner; to croak; to bleatconfābulātiōa conversationsermōa conversation, discussion; a rumor, diction, speech, talk, discourse; a language, manner of speaking
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
chat
fabulari: confabulari: fabulari inter se: sermones caedere (λόγους κόπτειν): garrire: blaterare. SYN. in BABBLE.
chat s.
confabulatio (late): sermo: sermones.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for chat?
- The usual Latin words for “chat” are fābulor, cōnfābulor, garriō; also blaterō, confābulātiō, sermō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.