cacemphaton
Latin
Etymology
From the amalgamation of the Ancient Greek words κακός (kakós, “bad”) and ἐμφάνισις (emphánisis, “appearance”).
Noun
cacemphaton n (genitive cacemphatī); second declension
- A low or improper expression
- In text it describes an unappealing sound generated by the pronunciation of two random words that happen not to fit vocally.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
Descendants
- Spanish: gazafatón, gazapatón
References
- “cacemphaton”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cacemphaton in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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