sarcasmo
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sarˈka.zmo/
- Rhymes: -azmo
- Hyphenation: sar‧cà‧smo
Noun
sarcasmo m (plural sarcasmi)
- sarcasm
- sarcastic phrase, comment, etc.
Synonyms
- ironia
- irrisione
- mordacità
- scherno
- umorismo
Derived terms
- sarcastico
Anagrams
- massacro, massacrò
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós, “sneer”), from Ancient Greek σαρκάζειν (sarkázein, “to gnash the teeth”, literally “to tear off the skin”), based on σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /saʁˈkaz.mu/ [sahˈkaz.mu]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /saɾˈkaz.mu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /saʁˈkaʒ.mu/ [saχˈkaʒ.mu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /saɻˈkaz.mo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐɾˈkaʒ.mu/
- Hyphenation: sar‧cas‧mo
Noun
sarcasmo m (plural sarcasmos)
- sarcasm
Related terms
- sarcástico
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós, “sneer”), from σαρκάζειν (sarkázein, “to gnash the teeth”, literally “to tear off the skin”), based on σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saɾˈkasmo/ [saɾˈkaz.mo]
- Rhymes: -asmo
- Syllabification: sar‧cas‧mo
Noun
sarcasmo m (plural sarcasmos)
- sarcasm
- snark
Related terms
- sarcástico
Further reading
- “sarcasmo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014