mordaz

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mordācem (“biting”).

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /muɾˈdaʃ/ [muɾˈðaʃ]

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/ [moɾˈð̞aθ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /moɾˈdas/ [moɾˈð̞as]
(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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