onomatope UK /ˈɒnəmətəʊp/US /ˈɑnəmətoʊp/ noun1 •A word formed by onomatopoeia or mimesis.Some of the onomatopes were given with the notations of their respective sounds as they appear to the Indian ear; thus, the sound of the plane and drawing-knife (s-s-s) becomes the root sⁱu […] — 1892 formsonomatopes