paronomasia

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) A pun or play on words.
2. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The use of puns.

Sinonieme

pun

wordplay

punning

Vertalings

Paronomasie

calembour

gioco di parole

jeu de mots

paronomasia

trocadilho

joc de paraules

paronomasia

woordspeling

paronomasie

calembur

paranomásia

Paranomásia

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/pæɹənɵˈmeɪzɪə/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Latin paronomasia, from Ancient Greek παρονομασία (paronomasía, “play upon words which sound alike”), from παρα- (para-) + ὀνομασία (onomasía, “naming”).