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)

  1. sarcasm
  2. sarcastic phrase, comment, etc.

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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/

  • Hyphenation: sar‧cas‧mo

Noun

sarcasmo m (plural sarcasmos)

  1. sarcasm

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed 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)

  1. sarcasm
  2. snark

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