English → Latin
“plaudit” in Latin
acclāmātiōacclamationclāmora shout, shouting; an acclamation, applause; a clamor, cry, outcry, protest
The English word plaudit itself goes back to Latin plaudō, through plaudite.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
plaudit
acclamatio (in the historians; in Cic., it denotes a shout of disapprobation); clamores (plur.); plausus clamoresque: to receive anything with plaudits, plausu et clamore prosequi aliquid; (magno) clamore approbare aliquid: to receive anybody with plaudits, clamore et vocibus alicui astrepare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for plaudit?
- The usual Latin words for “plaudit” are acclāmātiō, clāmor. 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.