cajoler

== English == === Etymology === From cajole + -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈdʒəʊlə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ) === Noun === cajoler (plural cajolers) A person who cajoles; a flatterer. (linguistics) A speech act intended to persuade or convince, such as the utterance "you know". == French == === Etymology === Probably a blend of Middle French cageoler (“chatter like a jay”, from gajole (dialectal diminutive of geai (“jaybird”))) + Old French gaioler (“entice into a cage”, from gaiole), which is from Late Latin caveola (diminutive from Latin cavea (“cage, coop, enclosure, stall”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.ʒɔ.le/ === Verb === cajoler to cuddle, to cradle in one's arms (dated) to flatter, to cajole ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== cajoleur cajolerie ==== Descendants ==== → English: cajole → Esperanto: kaĵoli === Further reading === “cajoler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012