mordaz

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mordācem (“biting”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈda(j)s/ [moɦˈda(ɪ̯)s]

• (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)

1. 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)

1. caustic

   Synonyms: cáustico, acre

2. corrosive

   Synonym: corrosivo

3. scathing

   Synonym: acerbo

Derived terms

• mordazmente

 

Related terms

• mordacidad
• mordaza

 

Further reading

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