sarcasmo

Etymology

From Late Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sarˈkas.mo/, [s̪är̺ˈkäz̪mo̞]
• Stress: sarcàsmo
• Hyphenation: sar‧ca‧smo

Noun

sarcasmo m (plural sarcasmi)

1. sarcasm

Anagrams

• massacro, massacrò

Etymology

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐɾ.ˈkaʒ.mu/
• Hyphenation: sar‧cas‧mo

Noun

sarcasmo m (plural sarcasmos)

1. sarcasm

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /sarˈkasmo/, [sarˈkazmo]

Noun

sarcasmo m (plural sarcasmos)

1. sarcasm