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.

Synonyms

• ironia
• irrisione
• mordacità
• scherno
• umorismo

Derived terms

• sarcastico

Anagrams

• massacro, massacrò

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]

• (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/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐɾˈkaʒ.mu/

• Hyphenation: sar‧cas‧mo

Noun

sarcasmo m (plural sarcasmos)

1. sarcasm

Related terms

• sarcástico

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

Related terms

• sarcástico

 

Further reading

• “sarcasmo”, 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