mordaz

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mordācem (“biting”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈda(j)s/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /moɾˈda(j)s/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moʁˈda(j)ʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moɻˈda(j)s/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /muɾˈdaʃ/

Hyphenation: mor‧daz

Adjective

mordaz m or f (plural mordazes)

mordacious (sharp or caustic in style or tone)
Synonym: incisivo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mordācis (“biting”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /moɾˈdaθ/
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /moɾˈdas/
(Spain) Rhymes: -aθ
(Latin America) Rhymes: -as
Syllabification: mor‧daz

Adjective

mordaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural mordaces)

caustic
Synonyms: cáustico, acre
corrosive
Synonym: corrosivo
scathing
Synonym: acerbo

Derived terms

mordazmente

Related terms

Further reading

“mordaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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