descaro

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈkaɾo/ [d̪esˈka.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -aɾo
• Syllabification: des‧ca‧ro

Etymology 1

Deverbal from descararse (“to speak or act with impudence”).

Noun

descaro m (plural descaros)

1. impudence; cheek; nerve

   Synonyms: insolencia, frescura, descoco

Related terms

• descarado

 

Etymology 2

Verb

descaro

1. only used in me descaro, first-person singular present indicative of descararse

Further reading

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