escárnio

See also: escarnio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• escarnho (dated, dialectal)

Etymology

Deverbal from escarnir.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈkaʁ.ni.u/ [isˈkaɦ.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /isˈkaʁ.nju/ [isˈkaɦ.nju], /esˈkaʁ.ni.u/ [esˈkaɦ.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /esˈkaʁ.nju/ [esˈkaɦ.nju]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈkaʁ.ni.u/ [isˈkaɦ.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /isˈkaʁ.nju/ [isˈkaɦ.nju], /esˈkaʁ.ni.u/ [esˈkaɦ.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /esˈkaʁ.nju/ [esˈkaɦ.nju]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /isˈkaɾ.ni.u/ [isˈkaɾ.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /isˈkaɾ.nju/, /esˈkaɾ.ni.u/ [esˈkaɾ.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /esˈkaɾ.nju/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈkaʁ.ni.u/ [iʃˈkaʁ.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /iʃˈkaʁ.nju/, /eʃˈkaʁ.ni.u/ [eʃˈkaʁ.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /eʃˈkaʁ.nju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈkaɻ.ni.o/ [esˈkaɻ.nɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /esˈkaɻ.njo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈkaɾ.nju/

• Hyphenation: es‧cár‧ni‧o

Noun

escárnio m (plural escárnios)

1. scorn, derision

   O escárnio é o alimento dos tolos.

   Mockery is the food of fools.

2. contempt, disdain