socarrón

Spanish

Etymology

From archaic socarro, from Medieval Latin iocarius (“jester”), from iocus (“joke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sokaˈron/ [so.kaˈrõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: so‧ca‧rrón

Adjective

socarrón (feminine socarrona, masculine plural socarrones, feminine plural socarronas)

1. mocking, snide, sarcastic

Noun

socarrón m (plural socarrones, feminine socarrona, feminine plural socarronas)

1. sarcastic person

Derived terms

• socarronería

 

Further reading

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