Masculine

escarn

Meaning

ridicule; taunt

Synonyms

derisió

escarniment

ludibri

mala passada

rifada

pulla

dicteri

escarnot

irrisió

Pronounced as (IPA)
[əsˈkarn]
Etymology

In summary

Deverbal from escarnir, from Vulgar Latin *escarnire representing Proto-Germanic *skarnjan. Cognate with Portuguese escárnio, Spanish escarnio and Italian scherno.

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