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walkie-talkie en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌwɔ(ː)k.i ˈtɔ(ː)k.i/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌwoː.ki ˈtoː.ki/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌwɑ.ki ˈtɑ.ki/ (cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

From walking + talking.

Meanings

1. A portable, bidirectional radio transceiver, usually one of a pair.
   • A walkie-talkie is a handheld, portable, two-way radio transceiver. It includes a half-duplex channel (only one radio transmits at a time, though any number can listen) and a push-to-talk switch that starts transmission. 2009, L. K. Bandyopadhyay, S. K. Chaulya, P. K. Mishra, Wireless Communication in Underground Mines: RFID-based Sensor Networking, Springer,, →ISBN:
   • It is intended to equip the yard foremen and shunters with "walkie-talkie" apparatus to keep them in close touch with the control office. 1962 July, “The Irish Scene”, in Modern Railways, page 11:
2. (rare) A walk and talk.
   • It could be that her walkie-talkie with Naylor had concerned a private matter not connected with what was about to happen to him, ... 1947, Nero Wolfe, Too Many Women: A Nero Wolfe Novel:
   • Go on a walkie-talkie. Everyone goes on a 15-minute brisk walk and talks about their day. 1993, B. Kaye Olson, Energy Secrets for Tired Mothers on the Run, Health Communications,, →ISBN, page 153:

Forms

Translations (39)

ru во́ки-то́ки (portable radio) · pt walkie-talkie (portable radio) · ar اللَاسِلْكِيّ (portable radio) · vi máy bộ đàm (portable radio) · cmn 步話機 /步话机 (portable radio) · fr talkie-walkie (portable radio) · pl krótkofalówka (portable radio) · ja ウォーキートーキー (portable radio) · fr walkie-talkie (portable radio) · fr émetteur-récepteur portatif (portable radio) · gl walkie-talkie (portable radio) · nl walkietalkie (portable radio) · cmn 對講機 /对讲机 (portable radio) · ko 워키토키 (portable radio) · es walkie-talkie (portable radio) · ja トランシーバー (portable radio) · es radiotranscibidor (portable radio) · ru ра́ция (portable radio) · ms walkie-talkie (portable radio) · uk ра́ція (portable radio) · ru уо́ки-то́ки (portable radio) · de Handfunkgerät (portable radio) · is labbrabbtæki (portable radio) · aii ܦܪܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ (portable radio) · de Walkie-Talkie (portable radio) · ko 무선대화기 (portable radio) · fi radiopuhelin (portable radio) · nl portofoon (portable radio) · ru приёмопереда́тчик (portable radio) · hu adóvevő (portable radio) · ka რაცია (portable radio) · ro stație (portable radio) · kl radioaraq angallattagaq (portable radio) · be ра́цыя (portable radio) · fr portatif (portable radio) · tr telsiz (portable radio) · es radiotransceptor portátil (portable radio) · cs vysílačka (portable radio) · da walkie-talkie (portable radio)