onomatope

noun

onoma·​tope

ˈänəməˌtōp,

ōˈnäm-

plural -s

: an onomatopoeic word

fondness of comic-strip artists for onomatopes

—H. L. Mencken

Word History

Etymology

irregular from onomatopoeia

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