desdém
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese desden, borrowed from Old Occitan desdenh.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /dezˈdẽj̃/ [dezˈdẽɪ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʒˈdẽj̃/ [deʒˈdẽɪ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): [dɨʒˈdɐ̃j̃]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
- Hyphenation: des‧dém
Noun
desdém m (plural desdéns)
- disdain, contempt, scorn