descaro

Portuguese

Verb

descaro

1. first-person singular present indicative of descarar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈkaɾo/ [d̪esˈka.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -aɾo
• Syllabification: des‧ca‧ro

Etymology 1

Deverbal from descararse (“to speak or act with impudence”).

Noun

descaro m (plural descaros)

1. impudence; cheek; nerve

   Synonyms: insolencia, frescura, descoco

Related terms

• descarado

Etymology 2

Verb

descaro

1. only used in me descaro, first-person singular present indicative of descararse

Further reading

• “descaro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10