mordaz
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin mordācem (“biting”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: mor‧daz
Adjective edit
mordaz m or f (plural mordazes)
- mordacious (sharp or caustic in style or tone)
- Synonym: incisivo
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin mordācis (“biting”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /moɾˈdaθ/ [moɾˈð̞aθ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /moɾˈdas/ [moɾˈð̞as]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -aθ
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: mor‧daz
Adjective edit
mordaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural mordaces)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “mordaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014