socarrón

Spanish

Etymology

From archaic socarro, from Medieval Latin iocarius (“jester”), from iocus (“joke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sokaˈron/ [so.kaˈrõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: so‧ca‧rrón

Adjective

socarrón (feminine socarrona, masculine plural socarrones, feminine plural socarronas)

1. mocking, snide, sarcastic

Noun

socarrón m (plural socarrones, feminine socarrona, feminine plural socarronas)

1. sarcastic person

Derived terms

• socarronería

Further reading

• “socarrón”, 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