causerie

American  

[koh-zuh-ree, kohz^uh-ree] / ˌkoʊ zəˈri, koʊzəˈri /

noun

causeries plural

1. an informal talk or chat.

2. a short, informal essay, article, etc.

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causerie British  

/ kozri, ˈkəʊzərɪ /

noun

1. an informal talk or conversational piece of writing

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• causeries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of causerie

First recorded in 1820–30; from French, equivalent to caus(er) “to chat” (from Latin causārī “to plead at law,” derivative of causa “judicial proceedings, legal case, trial”) + -erie; see -ery