# ventriloquous

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist or ventriloquism.

## Etymology
Latin ventriloquus (“a ventriloquist”); venter (“the belly”) + loqui, past participle locutus (“to speak”). See ventral and loquacious.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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