esnobe

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /izˈnɔ.bi/, /ezˈnɔ.bi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʒˈnɔ.bi/, /eʒˈnɔ.bi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ezˈnɔ.be/

  • Hyphenation: es‧no‧be

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English snob.

Alternative forms

Noun

esnobe m or f by sense (plural esnobes) (Brazilian spelling)

  1. snob (person who seeks to be a member of the upper classes)

Adjective

esnobe m or f (plural esnobes) (Brazilian spelling)

  1. snobbish (smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

esnobe

  1. inflection of esnobar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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