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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries洒落
Pronunciation / Transliteration: share
"彼のユーモアあふれる洒落が場を盛り上げた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A witty remark or clever saying.
"His speech was peppered with dry witticisms that kept the audience entertained." - 2
A clever or sparkling turn of phrase.
"She responded to the critique with a sharp witticism."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'witty' combined with the suffix '-cism', modeled after words like 'criticism'. The root 'wit' stems from Old English 'witan', meaning 'to know', which evolved through Middle English to denote mental sharpness and clever humor by the late 17th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Witticism" is said worldwide
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bon mot
Transliteration: bɔ̃ mo
"Il a conclu son discours par un spirituel bon mot."
Witz
Transliteration: vɪts
"Seine Rede war voller geistreicher Witze."
motto di spirito
Transliteration: ˈmɔt.to di ˈspiːri.to
"Ha risposto con un brillante motto di spirito."
ingeniosidad
Transliteration: in.xe.njo.siˈdad
"Su última ingeniosidad hizo reír a todos los presentes."
chiste
Transliteration: ˈʃiʃ.tʃi
"Ele soltou um chiste espirituoso durante a reunião."
चुटीली बात
Transliteration: chutīlī bāt
"उनकी हर चुटीली बात पर लोग हँस पड़े।"
妙语
Transliteration: miào yǔ
"他的演讲充满了各种妙语。"
재치 있는 말
Transliteration: jae-chi iss-neun mal
"그의 재치 있는 말이 분위기를 밝게 만들었다."
洒落
Transliteration: share
"彼のユーモアあふれる洒落が場を盛り上げた。"
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