Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pasquinade

/paskwɪˈneɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pasquinade
IPA: /paskwɪˈneɪd/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To satirize (someone) by using a pasquinade.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I thought the whole tale would shortly be served up in racy pasquinade—but Catherine, who might have said anything, didn't say a word."
"Queen Juana of Castile: Swear that you speak true./Cesare: I could place my palm on the Bible, but my oath would be a pasquinade./Queen Juana: Then swear on something else./Cesare: I would, if I believed in something other than myself./Queen Juana: A dishonest man would have taken the Bible, regardless of its meaning to him, and sworn until Sunday. I accept your word."
"Chantilly was a quondam cobler of the Rue St. Denis, who, becoming stage-mad, had attempted the rôle of Xerxes, in Crebillon's tragedy so called, and been notoriously pasquinaded for his pains."

Etymology

From Middle French, from Italian pasquinata, from Pasquino, name given to a statue in Rome on which lampoons were posted.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: -, pasquinata

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /paskwɪˈneɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pasquinades (plural) pasquinades (present, singular) pasquinading (participle, present) pasquinaded (participle, past) pasquinaded (past)

Derived Forms

pasquinader

Synonyms

parody lampoon spoof sendup send-up mockery takeoff burlesque travesty put-on

Rhymes With

made played trade paid grade aid afraid laid stayed decade they'd upgrade

Questions

How do you pronounce pasquinade?: The recorded pronunciation is /paskwɪˈneɪd/.
What does pasquinade mean?: A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.
Where does pasquinade come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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