esnobe

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /izˈnɔ.bi/, /ezˈnɔ.bi/

• (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

• snobe (Portugal)

Noun

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

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

Adjective

esnobe m or f (plural esnobes) (Brazilian Portuguese 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