socarrón
Spanish
Etymology
From archaic socarro, from Medieval Latin iocarius (“jester”), from iocus (“joke”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sokaˈron/ [so.kaˈrõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: so‧ca‧rrón
Adjective
socarrón (feminine socarrona, masculine plural socarrones, feminine plural socarronas)
- mocking, snide, sarcastic
Noun
socarrón m (plural socarrones, feminine socarrona, feminine plural socarronas)
- sarcastic person
Derived terms
- socarronería
Further reading
- “socarrón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014