noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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British, Southern, Standard:/ˌwoː.ki ˈtoː.ki/
General-American:/ˌwɔk.i ˈtɔk.i/
cot-caught-merger:/ˌwɑ.ki ˈtɑ.ki/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A portable, bidirectional radio transceiver, usually one of a pair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A walk and talk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
small portable radio link (receiver and transmitter)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: walky-talky
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: radio link, link
History
Etymology
From walking + talking.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
اللَاسِلْكِيّ
(al-lāsilkiyy)
— portable radio
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܦܪܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ
(prasmālala)
— portable radio
Belarusian:
ра́цыя
(rácyja)
— portable radio
Chinese Mandarin:
步話機 /步话机
(bùhuàjī)
— portable radio
Chinese Mandarin:
對講機 /对讲机
(duìjiǎngjī)
— portable radio
Czech:
vysílačka
— portable radio
Danish:
walkie-talkie
— portable radio
Dutch:
walkietalkie
— portable radio
Dutch:
portofoon
— portable radio
Finnish:
radiopuhelin
— portable radio
French:
talkie-walkie
— portable radio
French:
portatif
— portable radio
French:
walkie-talkie
— portable radio
French:
émetteur-récepteur portatif
— portable radio
Galician:
walkie-talkie
— portable radio
Georgian:
რაცია
(racia)
— portable radio
German:
Walkie-Talkie
— portable radio
German:
Handfunkgerät
— portable radio
Greenlandic:
radioaraq angallattagaq
— portable radio
Hungarian:
adóvevő
— portable radio
Icelandic:
labbrabbtæki
— portable radio
Japanese:
トランシーバー
(toranshībā)
— portable radio
Japanese:
ウォーキートーキー
(wōkītōkī)
— portable radio
Korean:
워키토키
(wokitoki)
— portable radio
Korean:
무선대화기
(museondaehwagi)
— portable radio
Malay:
walkie-talkie
— portable radio
Polish:
krótkofalówka
— portable radio
Portuguese:
walkie-talkie
— portable radio
Romanian:
stație
— portable radio
Russian:
ра́ция
(rácija)
— portable radio
Russian:
приёмопереда́тчик
(prijomoperedátčik)
— portable radio
Russian:
уо́ки-то́ки
(uóki-tóki)
— portable radio
Russian:
во́ки-то́ки
(vóki-tóki)
— portable radio
Spanish:
walkie-talkie
— portable radio
Spanish:
radiotransceptor portátil
— portable radio
